Phoenix Islands

The Phoenix Islands are a sparsely populated island chain in the Pacific Ocean, east of the Gilbert Islands and west of the Line Islands.

The Phoenix Islands are a possession of Kiribati, but have no permanent population or government representation.

The islands of the Phoenix Islands are:

• Birnie Island
• Enderbery Island
• Kanton Island (also Abariringa or Canton Island)
• Manra Island (also Sydney Island)
• McKean Island
• Nikumaroro Atoll (also Gardner Island)
• Orona Atoll (also Hull Island)
• Rawaki Island (also Phoenix Island)

In the island chain are also two reefs: Carondelet Reef and Winslow Reef.

also refer http://www.wwfpacific.org.fj/phoenixbackground.htm