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Canton Island (also known as Kanton or Abariringa), previously known as Mary Island, Mary Balcout's Island or Swallow Island, is the largest, northernmost...

A variation of Canton, the old English name for Guangzhou in China Kanton Island in Kiribati, Pacific Ocean Historical divisions of the Republic of Tatarstan...

Phoenix Islands Canton Island Airport (IATA: CIS, ICAO: PCIS) is an airport located on Canton Island, a sparsely populated island in the Phoenix Islands of...

Enderbury Island, also known as Ederbury Island or Guano Island, is a small, uninhabited atoll 63 km ESE of Kanton Island in the Pacific Ocean at 3°08′S...

Christopher; Gandulla, Stephanie (September 2013). Unlocking the Secrets of Swains Island: a Maritime Heritage Resources Survey (PDF). Maritime Heritage Program Series:...

54 nmi) southeast of Kanton Island and 90 kilometres (56 mi; 49 nmi) west-northwest of Rawaki Island, formerly known as Phoenix Island. It lies at 03°35′S...

Enderbury Islands consist of the coral atolls of Canton Island (also Kanton) and Enderbury in the northeastern part of the Phoenix Islands, about 1,850...

A number of islands were claimed as insular areas on behalf of the United States under the Guano Islands Act of 1856. These claims were made by private...

response to growing American influence through the Guano Islands Act, especially on Canton (later Kanton), where a commercial seaplane base was being established...

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at Pago Pago and instead built a refueling station at Kanton Island, one of the Phoenix Islands in Kiribati, completing construction in July 1939. The...

an Australian security service, 1945 to 1960 Canton Island Airport, Kanton Island, Phoenix Islands, Kiribati, IATA code Capital Indoor Stadium, an indoor...

(Obura, et al.) in the Phoenix Islands (Orona (Hull), Nikumaroro (Gardner), and Kanton (Aba-Riringa)), five low reef islands surrounded by coral reefs (Manra...

flown by British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines: Sydney–Auckland–Fiji–Kanton Island–Honolulu–San Francisco–Vancouver, BC. The first flight left Australia...

McKean Island is a small, uninhabited island in the Phoenix Islands, Republic of Kiribati. Its area is 57 hectares (140.85 acres). Kiribati declared the...

Mary Island may refer to: Mary Island (Nunavut) in the Canadian Arctic 63°23′N 67°37′W / 63.38°N 67.61°W / 63.38; -67.61 Kanton Island, Kiribati 02°48′38″S...

vehicle made a total of 54 orbits, re-entering the atmosphere east of Kanton Island in the Pacific Ocean on June 1. Engineers were quick to find the cause...

1979. Includes: Gilbert Islands, Kanton Island, and Line Islands. There is a second Christmas Island. It is one of the Line Islands in the Central Pacific...

and starving" Kanton islanders after chancing upon them on his way to Australia. He happened to pull into a lagoon near Canton Island (which is the only...

antisubmarine roles. PB2Y-5 Coronados carried out four bombing raids on Wake Island between 30 January and 9 February 1944. However, most served as transport...