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Phoenix Islands
The Phoenix Islands are a sparsely populated island chain in the Pacific Ocean, east of the Gilbert Islands and west of the Line Islands.
The Phoenix Islands are a possession of Kiribati, but have no permanent population or government representation.
The islands of the Phoenix Islands are:
- Birnie Island
- Enderbury Island
- Kanton Island (also Abariringa or Canton Island)
- Manra Island (also Sydney Island)
- McKean Island
- Nikumaroro Atoll (also Gardner Island)
- Orona Atoll (also Hull Island)
- Rawaki Island (also Phoenix Island)
In the island chain are also two reefs: Carondelet Reef and Winslow Reef.
also refer http://www.wwfpacific.org.fj/phoenixbackground.htm
10-26-2009 08:16:03
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