Phoenix Islands
Meaning
Proper Noun
- 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
Related
Similar words
- Rawaki, Rawaki islands, Rawaki group
Origin
- apparently named in the 1840s after the eponymous island easternmost within the group.
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