Baker Island
Meaning
Proper Noun
- a US 2.1 km2 uninhabited atoll just north of the equator in the central Pacific Ocean, geographically together with Howland Island part of the Rawaki Islands
Origin
- Named for Captain Michael Baker, who visited the island several times starting in 1832 and eventually claimed and sold it.
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