Phoenix Islands

English

Phoenix Islands of Kiribati

Etymology

apparently named in the 1840s after the eponymous island easternmost within the group.

Proper noun

Phoenix Islands

1. 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

Synonyms

• Rawaki, Rawaki islands, Rawaki group