Directory of Howland and Baker Islands Resources

Home > Regional > Oceania > Howland and Baker Islands

Two low-lying, nearly level, sandy, coral islands surrounded by a narrow fringing reef with a depressed central area. Located in the North Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and Australia. The US took possession of the islands in 1857 and they remain an unincorporated territory, administered from Washington, DC, USA. This category contains links to sites about the Howland and Barker Islands.

Resources in This Category

• CIA - The World Factbook: United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges

  https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/um.html
  Features map and brief descriptions of the geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues.

• Encyclopedia of the Nations - Howland, Baker, and Jarvis Islands

  http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Asia-and-Oceania/United-States-Pacific-Dependencies-HOWLAND-BAKER-AND-JARVIS-ISLANDS.html
  Provides information about the country's geography, people, government, economy and tourism. From Thomson Gale.

• Howland Island Light

  http://www.uscg.mil/history/weblighthouses/LHPACIFIC.asp
  Photographs before and after conversion to a day beacon.

• Jane's Oceania - Baker Island

  http://www.janeresture.com/baker/
  Includes history, detailed map and old photographs.

• Jane's Oceania - Howland Island

  http://www.janeresture.com/howland/
  Includes history, maps and details of topography, plant and bird life.

• PBS - The Voyage of the Odyssey

  http://www.pbs.org/odyssey/odyssey/20001204_log_transcript.html
  Transcript of a travel log by a reporter on a scientific program. Details obsevations of Howland Island, with descriptions of the geography and bird life. Include audio files.

• Wikipedia - Baker Island

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baker_Island
  Hyperlinked encyclopedia article covers the atoll's history and geography.

• Wikipedia - Howland Island

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howland_Island
  Hyperlinked encyclopedia article covers the atoll's history and geography.

Related Categories

• Home > Regional > North America > United States > Dependent Areas

 

Home > Regional > Oceania > Howland and Baker Islands

 

---

 

Thanks to DMOZ, which built a great web directory for nearly two decades and freely shared it with the web. About us