Meanings
- An uninhabited coral island located just north of the equator in the central Pacific Ocean, about 1,700 nautical miles (3,100 km) southwest of Honolulu. It is an unincorporated, unorganized territory of the United States.
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By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of June 25, 1910, Ch. 421, 36 Stat. 847, as amended by the Act of August 24, 1912, ch. 369, 37 Stat. 497, and as President of the United States, it is ordered that Jarvis Island located in the Pacific Ocean approximately in latitude 0°22'30" S. and longitude 160°01' W. from Greenwich; Baker Island located in the Pacific Ocean approximately in latitude 0°13'30" N. and longitude 176°33' W. from Greenwich; and Howland Island located in the Pacific Ocean approximately in latitude 0°49' N. and longitude 176°43' W. from Greenwich, as indicated upon the diagram hereto attached and made a part of this order, be, and they are hereby, reserved, set aside, and placed under the control and jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior for administrative purposes.
1936 May 13, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Executive Order 7368—Placing Certain Islands in the Pacific Ocean Under the Control and Jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior, archived from the original on 09 Feb 2023
Origin
Named for brothers George and Matthew Howland, who were early investors in guano mining on the island.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Thai เกาะฮาวแลนด์
- เกาะฮาวแลนด์island
Cite this entry
Howland Island. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Howland%20Island
“Howland Island.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Howland%20Island. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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