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Baker Island (territory of the US) People 1999
Population:
uninhabited
note:
American civilians evacuated in 1942 after Japanese air and naval attacks
during World War II; occupied by US military during World War II, but
abandoned after the war; public entry is by special-use permit from US Fish
and Wildlife Service only and generally restricted to scientists and
educators; a cemetery and remnants of structures from early settlement are
located near the middle of the west coast; visited annually by US Fish and
Wildlife Service
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