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Canton Island

  [kan-ton, -tuhn]
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a coral atoll in the S Pacific Ocean, part of Kiribati: largest of the Phoenix Islands. 3.5 sq. mi. (9 sq. km).
Also, Kanton Island.
Also called Abariringa Island.
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Can·ton Island   (kān'tŏn', kān'tŏn', -tən)   
See Kanton Island.
Kan·ton Island or Can·ton Island   (kān'tŏn', kān'tŏn', -tən)   
A coral atoll of the Phoenix Islands of Kiribati in the central Pacific Ocean. An important aviation way station under Anglo-American control from 1939, Kanton became part of independent Kiribati in 1979.
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