Rawaki
atoll, Pacific Ocean
Also known as: Phoenix
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Rawaki, also known as Phoenix, is a coral atoll located in the west-central Pacific Ocean. It is part of Kiribati and is one of the Phoenix Islands. Discovered by American whaling ships in the 19th century, it was uninhabited when Europeans arrived, though evidence suggests prehistoric settlement. The atoll was annexed by Great Britain in 1889 and later became part of independent Kiribati in 1979. Kanton is the only inhabited atoll in the Phoenix group.1
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