| LC control no. | sh 97002669 |
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| Geographic heading | French Frigate Shoals (Hawaii) |
| Geographic subdivision usage | Hawaii--French Frigate Shoals |
| Variant(s) | French Frigate Shoal (Hawaii) |
| See also | Coral reefs and islands--Hawaii Sand bars--Hawaii |
| Found in | The Hawaiian monk seal at French Frigate Shoals, 1988-89, 1992: p. 1 (450 nmi northwest of Oahu; Tern Island is the largest island in FFS and covers 37 acres; all other islands range in size from <1 to 12 acres; atoll-wide beach censuses conducted during 1988 and 1989) p. 2 (FFS is made up of 10 permanent islands, including La Perouse Pinnacle, and 7 semi-permanent sand spits) GNIS [CF], 1993 (French Frigate Shoals, Hawaii, bar, 23⁰45ʹ01ʺN, 166⁰10ʹ00ʺW) Web. geog. (French Frigate Shoal. Group of islets, Hawaiian Is., 100 m. W of Necker I., lat. 23⁰45ʹN, long. 166⁰10ʹW) Lippincott (French Frigate Shoal, T.H., crescent atoll comprising 13 sand islets and 1 rock islet, N Pacific, c.480 mi NW of Honolulu, T.H.; 23⁰45ʹN, 166⁰10ʹW; annexed 1895 by Republic of Hawaii) GNIS bar; 23°45ʹ01ʺN 166°10ʹ00ʺW |
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