Boundary With Kiribati
The islands are considered to be a part of the Phoenix Islands, the rest of which are in Kiribati. The Winslow Reef borders the Howland-Baker EEZ, but is in Kiribati. The PacIOOS mentions that Winslow Reef is "on the southeast boundary line of the EEZ". The EEZ boundary lies halfway between Baker Island and McKean Island.
The capital of Kiribati is on the Tarawa archipelago, and lies 625 nautical miles (1,158 km; 719 mi) to the west of Howland.
After the Pacific Leaders Forum met in August 2009, Kiribati invited the U.S. to add Howland and Baker to its Phoenix Islands Protected Area to create its Pacific Ocean Arc concept.
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