Carondelet Reef

Carondelet Reef

Location of Phoenix Islands
Summit depth 1.8 metres
Location
Location central Pacific Ocean
Group Phoenix Islands
Coordinates 05°34′S 173°51′W / 5.567°S 173.850°W / -5.567; -173.850Coordinates: 05°34′S 173°51′W / 5.567°S 173.850°W / -5.567; -173.850
Country Kiribati
Geology
Type Reef
History
Discovery date 1899
Carondelet Reef at south of Phoenix group
Main article: Kiribati

Carondelet Reef is a horseshoe-shaped reef of the Phoenix Islands, also known as the Rawaki Islands, in the Republic of Kiribati. It is located 106 km southeast of Nikumaroro, at 05°34′S 173°51′W / 5.567°S 173.850°W / -5.567; -173.850, and has a least depth of 1.8 meters. It is reported to be approximately 1.5 km in length.[1] The sea occasionally breaks over it.

History and Name

Carondelet Reef was named after the vessel which reported it in about 1899.[2]

The multiple positions of Winslow Reef, mentioned by Robert Louis Stevenson, may have been due to confusing the position of Carondelet Reef with Winslow Reef.

Status

The reef is part of the Phoenix Islands Protected Area as an underwater nature reserve.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Mike Pearson; Jonathan Willis-Richards. "Islands of Kiribati". Archived from the original on 2006-12-31. Retrieved 2007-02-21.
  2. ↑ W. J. L. Wharton (May 26, 1903). "Notices to Mariners". London Gazette. London. Retrieved 2015-12-27.


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