Winslow Reef (Phoenix Islands)
The Winslow Reef (ger .: Winslow Reef ) is a reef in the Pacific Ocean . It is located in the northwest area of the Phoenix Islands belonging to the island state of Kiribati and is located about 240 km northwest of McKean Island . The reef is about 1.6 km long in an east-west direction and is at its highest point at least 11 m below the sea surface.
The reef was discovered in 1851 by the whaling ship Phoenix , after which the entire archipelago is named, and named after its captain Perry Winslow . Robert Louis Stevenson mentions Winslow Reef in one of his letters in 1889.
Web links
- Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson Vol, 2 Part V (English)
- Phoenix Islands Protected Area - Coral Reefs (English)
Coordinates: 1 ° 36 ′ S , 174 ° 57 ′ W