Baker Island

American  

[bey-ker ahy-luhnd] / ˈbeɪ kər ˈaɪ lənd /

noun

1. Formerly Phoebe Island.  Formerly New Nantucket Island.  an island in the central Pacific Ocean near the equator, belonging to the United States. 1 square mile (2.6 square kilometers).

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Example Sentences

Shortly before his death, Russell and his family took a small boat out to Baker Island, a flat rock half-covered by seaweed, four miles off the coast of Maine.

From The New Yorker • Feb. 25, 2017

On the afternoon of a bright day in the fall, more than a year after we first had set sail, we passed Baker Island and stood up Salem Harbor.

From The Mutineers by Hawes, Charles Boardman

Baker Island guano, 309, 328; phosphoric acid in, 330.

From Manures and the principles of manuring by Aikman, Charles Morton

Baker Island:   The US took possession of the island in 1857, and its   guano deposits were mined by US and British companies during the   second half of the 19th century.

From The 2001 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

Baker Island:   no economic activity Bangladesh:   Despite sustained domestic and international efforts to   improve economic and demographic prospects, Bangladesh remains one   of the world's poorest, most densely populated, and least developed   nations.

From The 2001 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency