| LC control no. | sh2002001945 |
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| Geographic heading | Leeward Islands (Hawaii) |
| Geographic subdivision usage | Hawaii--Leeward Islands |
| Variant(s) | Hawaiian Islands, Northwestern (Hawaii) Hawaiian Islands, Outlying (Hawaii) Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (Hawaii) Outlying Hawaiian Islands (Hawaii) |
| See also | Islands--Hawaii |
| Found in | Web. geog. (Leeward Islands 1. Chain of small islets, rocks, and shoals in cen. Pacific Ocean, extending 1250 mi. (2011 km.) WNW from main islands of the Hawaiian Is., ab. 162⁰W to 178⁰25ʹW; all except Midway are uninhabited and seldom visited, and constitute a bird sanctuary, set aside 1909 by U.S. gov.; islets include Nihoa, Necker, Gardner Pinnacles, Laysan, Lisianski, Pearl and Hermes Atoll and Kure, or Ocean. Since discovery 1859 considered as belonging to the Hawaiian Is.; under the jurisdiction of Honolulu co.) Getty thes. of geog. names, via WWW, Feb. 5, 2002 (Leeward Islands (island group), Honolulu Co., Hawaii; chain of islets, rocks & shoals extending 1250 miles WNW from the main islands of Hawaii; all except Midway are uninhabited & constitute the Hawaiian Islands Bird Reservation, set aside by the US government in 1909 as a bird sanctuary) GNIS, Feb. 6, 2002 (Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, island, Hawaii, Honolulu Co., extend 1930 km (1200 mi) WNW from Nihoa to Kure Atoll; 28⁰25ʹ00ʺN, 178⁰20ʹ00ʺW (NW end), 23⁰03ʹ30ʺN, 161⁰55ʹ30ʺW (SE end), variant names: Kure Atoll - in part, Leeward Islands, Outlying Hawaiian Islands) GNIS island; 28°25ʹ00ʺN 178°20ʹ00ʺW |
| Not found in | Columbia gaz. |
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