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Baker Island

2016 Edition · 2 data fields

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named after Captain Michael BAKER who visited the island in 1832 and again in 1839, when he claimed it for the United States
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named after Captain Michael BAKER who visited the island in 1832 and again in 1839, when he claimed it for the United States

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