# Phoenix Islands

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
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

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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