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
- 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