Phoenix Islands

American  

plural noun

1. a group of eight coral islands in the central Pacific: part of Kiribati (formerly Gilbert Islands). 11 sq. mi. (28 sq. km).

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Phoenix Islands British  

plural noun

1. a group of eight coral islands in the central Pacific: administratively part of Kiribati. Area: 28 sq km (11 sq miles). The islands and surrounding waters form the Phoenix Islands Protected Area , the world's largest marine protected area. Area: 410 500 sq km (158 500 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

On a recent expedition to the central Pacific Ocean's Phoenix Islands archipelago onboard the Schmidt Ocean Institute's research vessel, Falkor, Anna Gauthier became one of the first scientists to sample deep-sea bacteria from the islands.

From Scientific American • Aug. 27, 2022

Powles said China, which already dominates fishing in the region, had offered to upgrade an airport runway and causeway in the Phoenix Islands.

From Washington Times • May 26, 2022

The Navy even followed clues based on distress calls and dispatched the Colorado, a battleship, from Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, to search the Phoenix Islands.

From New York Times • Aug. 12, 2019

Ballard and a National Geographic expedition will search for her plane near a Pacific Ocean atoll that's part of the Phoenix Islands.

From Fox News • Jul. 24, 2019

The Pacific nation of Kiribati's Phoenix Islands, whose reefs are protected, scored 0.87 and nearby Palmyra, probably the most studied pristine atoll in the world, 0.83.

From Science Magazine • Aug. 10, 2011