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    Johnston Atoll is an unincorporated territory of the United States, under the jurisdiction of the United States Air Force (USAF). The island is closed...
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    (Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll, and Wake Island) and one in the Caribbean Sea...
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    Transpacific for storage on Johnston Atoll. The EPA reports that 6,800,000 L (1,800,000 U.S. gal) of Herbicide Orange was stored at Johnston Island in the Pacific...
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    Starfish Prime (category Johnston Atoll American nuclear explosive tests)
    Commission (AEC) and the Defense Atomic Support Agency. It was launched from Johnston Atoll on July 9, 1962, and was the largest nuclear test conducted in outer...
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    Johnston Atoll Airport is located on the Johnston Atoll in the United States Minor Outlying Islands, in the Pacific Ocean 717 nautical miles (1328 kilometers)...
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    effects to the Hawaiian Islands and the United States military base on Johnston Atoll. Its remnants later affected Alaska. The origins of Hurricane John were...
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    its peak intensity, John passed about 15 mi (25 km) to the north of Johnston Atoll as a strong Category 1 hurricane; high winds caused $15 million (1994 USD)...
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    Johnston Island Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force base on the Johnston Atoll in the United States Minor Outlying Islands, in the Pacific...
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  • isolated in 1964 from ticks found in a Noddy Tern nest on Sand Island, Johnston Atoll. The discovery of the virus was notable as the only other species in...
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    segmented RNA, generally with six segments. The genus contains two species: Johnston Atoll virus and Quaranfil virus; it has been proposed to contain species or...
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    Johnston Atoll Chemical Agent Disposal System (JACADS) was the U.S. Army's first chemical munitions disposal facility. It was located on Johnston Island...
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    uninhabited islands, atolls, and reefs. Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll, and Wake Island...
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  • Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Navassa Island, Palmyra Atoll, and Wake Island. The country code top-level...
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    Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Palmyra Atoll, and Wake Island. At Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Kingman Reef, and Palmyra Atoll, the...
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    ballistic missile with a live nuclear warhead (yield of 600 kilotons), at Johnston Atoll in the Pacific. In general, missile systems were tested without live...
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    outlying islands include Jarvis Island, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll, and Kingman Reef (UTC−11:00); Johnston Atoll (UTC−10:00); and Navassa Island, Bajo Nuevo...
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    Palmyra Atoll (/pælˈmaɪrə/), also referred to as Palmyra Island, is one of the Northern Line Islands (southeast of Kingman Reef and north of Kiribati)...
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  • Northwest Army Airfield Orote Field Northwest Field Johnston Atoll Airport Henderson Field Palmyra Atoll Airfield Palmyra Runway North Field Camp Garcia Vieques...
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  • 1988. In June 1990, Johnston Atoll Chemical Agent Disposal System began destruction of chemical agents stored on Johnston Atoll in the Pacific, seven...
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    intensified into Tropical Storm Kilo at 18:00 UTC that day while approaching Johnston Atoll. Amid high sea surface temperatures and low vertical wind shear, Kilo...
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  • flights do not stop at Johnston Atoll. This stop was discontinued when plans were made to ship and store chemical munitions on the atoll. The aircraft used...
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    The Marshall Islands The Gilbert Islands (Kiribati) Central Polynesia Johnston Atoll The Phoenix Islands The Line Islands Howland Island, Baker Island, Jarvis...
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    Mountain Arsenal and in Okinawa, Japan. The rockets in Japan were moved to Johnston Atoll during Operation Red Hat where they were destroyed during the 1990s...
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    all territories are located in the Pacific Ocean. One territory, Palmyra Atoll, is considered to be incorporated, meaning the full body of the Constitution...
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    statute miles from any other, are: Clipperton Island, Easter Island, Johnston Atoll, Marcus Island, Norfolk Island, Parece Vela, and Salas and Gómez Island...
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    Jarvis Island Geography of Johnston Atoll Geography of Kingman Reef Geography of Midway Atoll Geography of Palmyra Atoll Geography of Wake Island Geography...
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    period between 1992 and 2005. This species was extirpated from Wake Atoll, Johnston Atoll, and Minami Torishima. The Mexican population has been increasing...
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    of 50 kilometers (31 miles), was felt by personnel on the ground at Johnston Atoll, and this test caused retina burns to two personnel at ground zero who...
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    0% of the population. There are no human inhabitants on the island.  Johnston Atoll – 0% of the population. There are no human inhabitants on the island...
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    Hurricane Ioke (category Johnston Atoll)
    August 22, it rapidly weakened to Category 2 status before crossing over Johnston Atoll. Two days later, favorable conditions again allowed for rapid strengthening...
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