Carondelet Reef
| Carondelet Reef | |
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Location of Phoenix Islands
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| Summit depth | 1.8 metres |
| Location | |
| Location | central Pacific Ocean |
| Group | Phoenix Islands |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Country | Kiribati |
| Geology | |
| Type | Reef |
| History | |
| Discovery date | 1899 |
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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 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., 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
External links
- Phoenix Islands Protected Area, Kiribati
- Oceandots at the Wayback Machine (archived December 23, 2010)
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