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| | Canton Island, Phoenix Group, Republic of Kiribati |
 | | The island is an atoll, made up of a low, narrow rim of land surrounding a large shallow lagoon. |
 | | Canton Island was discovered independently by several ships, most of them American whalers, for which it was a frequent haven, despite its lack of water and coconut groves, for there was fair anchorage off the southwestern lagoon entrance. |
 | | In 1916, it was among the islands leased to Captain Allen of the Samoan Shipping and Trading Company, but aside from planting a few coconut palms, of which ten survived, the Company made no use of the island. |
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