English Explanatory Dictionary

Baker Island

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. 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

Word forms

Baker Island Baker's Island

Etymology

Named for Captain Michael Baker (1802-1860) who sold his rights and interests to the island in 1855 to a group that later established the American Guano Company.

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