Rawaki Island

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Rawaki Island is one of the Phoenix Islands in the Republic of Kiribati, also known by its previous name of Phoenix Island. It is a small, uninhabited atoll, approximately 1.2 by 0.8 kilometers in size and 65 hectares in area, with a central lagoon that does not communicate with the ocean.

Rawaki was discovered on 23rd February 1824 by Capt. John Palmer from the London whaling ship 'Phoenix'. It was once the site of an enterprise to remove guano, but was abandoned in August, 1871 (SW Boggs, Geographical Review, 1938) It has its own species of seabird tick, Ixodes amersoni. (GM Kohls, J.Med. Entomol. 1966 Apr; 3(1):38-40) It is located at 3 degrees, 43 minutes South latitude, 170 degrees, 43 minutes West longitude. Decimal latitude and longitude -3.721 -170.712

Rawaki or Phoenix Island. Image Courtesy of Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, Johnson Space Center
Rawaki or Phoenix Island. Image Courtesy of Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, Johnson Space Center

[edit] References

  • Dalton, William: The Dalton journal : two whaling voyages to the South seas, 1823 - 1829 / ed. by Niel Gunson; [Sydney] : National Library of Australia, 1990 ISBN 0-642-10505-7

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Coordinates: 3°43′S 170°43′W

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