McKean Island

McKean Island
Coast of McKean Island
McKean Island
McKean Island
McKean Island
McKean Island
Geography
LocationPacific Ocean
Coordinates03°35′45″S 174°07′21″W / 3.59583°S 174.12250°W / -3.59583; -174.12250
Area0.57 km2 (0.22 sq mi)
Administrative divisionKanton
Demographics
Population0

McKean Island is a small, uninhabited island in the Phoenix Islands, Republic of Kiribati. Its area is 57 hectares (140.85 acres).

Kiribati declared the Phoenix Islands Protected Area in 2006, with the park being expanded in 2008. The 164,200-square-mile (425,300-square-kilometer) marine reserve contains eight coral atolls including McKean Island.