Baker Island

American  

[bey-ker ahy-luhnd] / ˈbeɪ kər ˈaɪ lənd /

noun

1. Formerly Phoebe Island.  Formerly New Nantucket Island.  an island in the central Pacific Ocean near the equator, belonging to the United States. 1 square mile (2.6 square kilometers).

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Example Sentences

The team spotted this deep-sea specter near Baker Island, a half-mile below sea level.

From Scientific American

In the summer of 2015, Ms. Lesnek hopped out of a helicopter into a grassy valley on Baker Island in southeastern Alaska.

From New York Times

Shortly before his death, Russell and his family took a small boat out to Baker Island, a flat rock half-covered by seaweed, four miles off the coast of Maine.

From The New Yorker

Baker Island:   no economic activity Bangladesh:   Despite sustained domestic and international efforts to   improve economic and demographic prospects, Bangladesh remains one   of the world's poorest, most densely populated, and least developed   nations.

From Project Gutenberg

Transportation - note: there is a day beacon near the middle of the west coast Baker Island Military Military - note: defense is the responsibility of the US; visited annually by the US Coast Guard Baker Island Transnational Issues Disputes - international: none ====================================================================== @Bangladesh Bangladesh Introduction Background: Bangladesh came into existence in 1971 when Bengali East Pakistan seceded from its union with West Pakistan.

From Project Gutenberg