The story
Named after the British tea clipper Fiery Cross, which was wrecked on the atoll on 4 March 1860.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fiery Cross Reef
Today it means: A reef and artificial island in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, administered as part of Sansha, Hainan, China, and claimed by the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam. Full definition →