Phoenix Islands

proper noun

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

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RawakiRawaki islandsRawaki group
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Meanings

proper noun
  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

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nouna 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

Similar
RawakiRawaki islandsRawaki group

Origin

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

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APA

Phoenix Islands. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Phoenix%20Islands

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“Phoenix Islands.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Phoenix%20Islands. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Phoenix Islands,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Phoenix%20Islands.

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