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Kure Atoll
Kure Atoll (; ) or Ocean Island is an atoll in the Pacific Ocean beyond Midway Atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands at . The only land of significant size is called Green Island and is habitat for hundreds of thousands of seabirds. A short, unused and unmaintained runway and a portion of one building, both from a former United States Coast Guard LORAN station, are located on the island. Politically it is part of Hawaii, although separated from the rest of the state by Midway, which is a separate unorganized territory.
==Geography==
The International Date Line lies approximately 100 miles (87 nmi/160 km) to the west. Surprisingly, although located behind Midway Atoll, Kure Atoll has a timezone +1 hour ahead at UTC-10:00. Kure is the northern-most coral atoll in the world. It consists of a 6-mile (10 km) wide nearly circular barrier reef surrounding a shallow lagoon and several sand islets. There is a total land area of , with Green Island on the southeast side having of this total. A growing number of Hawaiian monk seals (''Monachus schauinslandi'') haul out on its beaches.
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