what is howland island
Howland Island seen from space. Orthographic projection centered over Howland Island. Howland Island (pron.: / Ë h aÊ l É n d /) is 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. The island lies almost halfway between Hawaii and Australia and is an unincorporated, unorganized territory of the United States.