Manra Island

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Manra Island. Image courtesy of Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, Johnson Space Center
Manra Island. Image courtesy of Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, Johnson Space Center

Manra Island is one of the Phoenix Islands in the Republic of Kiribati. It was discovered in 1823 from the London whaling ship 'Sydney Packet', T. Emmett Master, and called 'Sydney'.

Manra was one of the islands involved in the Phoenix Islands Settlement Scheme. It was declared a bird sanctuary in 1938, and a wildlife sanctuary in 1975. Coordinates: 4°27′S, 171°16′W

[edit] References

  • Maude, Henry Evans: Of islands and men : studies in Pacific history; Melbourne [u.a.] : Oxford Univ. Pr., 1968
  • Jones, A. G. E.: Ships employed in the South Seas trade Vol. 1: 1775 - 1861; Canberra 1986 & Vol. 2: 1775 - 1859; Burwood, Vic. [1992]

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