Since it is uninhabited the island's time zone is unspecified, but it lies within a nautical time zone 12 hours behind UTC (00). ==History== Baker was discovered in 1818 by Captain Elisha Folger of the Nantucket whaling ship Equator, who called the island "New Nantucket".
In August 1825 Baker was sighted by Captain Obed Starbuck of the Loper, also a Nantucket whaler.
Other references state that he visited in 1832, and again on August 14, 1839, in the whaler Gideon Howland, to bury an American seaman.
The island is named for Michael Baker, who visited the island in 1834.
Other references state that he visited in 1832, and again on August 14, 1839, in the whaler Gideon Howland, to bury an American seaman.
Captain Baker claimed the island in 1855, then he sold his interest to a group who later formed the American Guano Company. The United States took possession of the island in 1857, claiming it under the Guano Islands Act of 1856.
Captain Baker claimed the island in 1855, then he sold his interest to a group who later formed the American Guano Company. The United States took possession of the island in 1857, claiming it under the Guano Islands Act of 1856.
Its nearest neighbor is Howland Island, to the north-northwest; both have been claimed as territories of the United States since 1857, though the United Kingdom considered them part of the British Empire between 1897 and 1936. The island covers , with of coastline.
Captain Baker claimed the island in 1855, then he sold his interest to a group who later formed the American Guano Company. The United States took possession of the island in 1857, claiming it under the Guano Islands Act of 1856.
Its guano deposits were mined by the American Guano Company from 1859 to 1878.
American ship Robin Hood was destroyed by fire while loading on 30 August 1869. On 7 December 1886, the American Guano Company sold all its rights to the British firm John T.
Its guano deposits were mined by the American Guano Company from 1859 to 1878.
American ship Robin Hood was destroyed by fire while loading on 30 August 1869. On 7 December 1886, the American Guano Company sold all its rights to the British firm John T.
Arundel and Company, which made the island its headquarters for guano digging operations in the Pacific from 1886 to 1891.
Arundel and Company, which made the island its headquarters for guano digging operations in the Pacific from 1886 to 1891.
Its nearest neighbor is Howland Island, to the north-northwest; both have been claimed as territories of the United States since 1857, though the United Kingdom considered them part of the British Empire between 1897 and 1936. The island covers , with of coastline.
Arundel applied in 1897 to the British Colonial Office for a licence to work the island on the presumption that the U.S.
Baker's abandoned World War II runway, long, is completely covered with vegetation and is unserviceable. The United States claims an exclusive economic zone of and territorial sea of around Baker Island. During a 1935–1942 colonization attempt, the island was most likely on Hawaii time, which was then 10.5 hours behind UTC.
Meyer of the United States Army, who helped establish the camps in 1935.
Its nearest neighbor is Howland Island, to the north-northwest; both have been claimed as territories of the United States since 1857, though the United Kingdom considered them part of the British Empire between 1897 and 1936. The island covers , with of coastline.
Feral cats, first introduced in 1937, were eradicated in 1965. Public entry to the island is only by special use permit from the U.S.
One sad-looking clump of coconut palms was jokingly called King–Doyle Park after two well-known citizens of Hawaii who visited on the Taney in 1938.
Its population was four American civilians, all of whom were evacuated in 1942 after Japanese air and naval attacks.
military occupation of the island from 1942 to 1946.
military. ==Airfield== On August 11, 1943, a US Army defense force arrived on Baker Island as part of the Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign.
In September 1943 a airfield was opened and was subsequently used as a staging base by Seventh Air Force B-24 Liberator bombers for attacks on Mili Atoll.
The 45th Fighter Squadron operating P-40 fighters operated from the airfield from September 1 - November 27, 1943.
By January 1, 1944 the airfield was abandoned. ==LORAN Station Baker== LORAN radio navigation station Baker was a radio operations base in operation from September 1944 to July 1946.
By January 1, 1944 the airfield was abandoned. ==LORAN Station Baker== LORAN radio navigation station Baker was a radio operations base in operation from September 1944 to July 1946.
military occupation of the island from 1942 to 1946.
Feral cats, first introduced in 1937, were eradicated in 1965. Public entry to the island is only by special use permit from the U.S.
Green turtles and [turtle]s, both critically endangered, can be found along the reef. ==National Wildlife Refuge== On June 27, 1974, Secretary of the Interior Rogers Morton created Baker Island National Wildlife Refuge which was expanded in 2009 to add submerged lands within of the island.
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Green turtles and [turtle]s, both critically endangered, can be found along the reef. ==National Wildlife Refuge== On June 27, 1974, Secretary of the Interior Rogers Morton created Baker Island National Wildlife Refuge which was expanded in 2009 to add submerged lands within of the island.
In January 2009, that entity was redesignated the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument by President George W.
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