Kingman Reef is part of a chain of Pacific atolls and islands (called the Line islands) that straddles the Equator south of Hawaii.

金曼暗礁是一系列的太平洋环状珊瑚礁和岛屿的一部份(被称为线群岛)跨坐于夏威夷的南部和赤道之间。

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A National Geographic emerging explorer and fellow, Sala and his team are studying the entire Marine ecosystem of the southern Line Islands.

一位《国家地理》新兴的探测者和同事，萨拉和他的团队正在研究整个的海洋生态系统的南线群岛。

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The largest of the Line Islands in the central Pacific Ocean near the equator. Discovered by James Cook in 777, the island is now part of Kiribati.

赤道附近太平洋中部莱恩群岛中最大的岛屿。777年由詹姆斯·库克发现。该岛现在是基里巴斯的一部分。

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Two years ago, the company finished the task of connecting the country's 200-or-so inhabited islands to the fixed-line network.

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The globes show Beijing's "nine-dash line" marking sovereignty over waters and islands that are also claimed by the Philippines and other neighbours.

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