Phoenix Islands

English
Phoenix Islands of Kiribati

Etymology

apparently named in the 1840s after the eponymous island easternmost within the group.

Proper noun

Phoenix Islands

  1. a group of eight mostly uninhabited atolls and two submerged coral reefs in the central Pacific Ocean, part of the Republic of Kiribati; geographically, the United States unincorporated territories of Baker and Howland Island are often considered northerly outliers from this group

Synonyms
  • Rawaki, Rawaki islands, Rawaki group
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