![]() Location of Phoenix Islands | |
Summit depth | 11 metres |
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Location | |
Location | central Pacific Ocean |
Group | Phoenix Islands |
Coordinates | 01°36′S 174°57′W / 1.600°S 174.950°W |
Country | Kiribati |
Geology | |
Type | Reef |
History | |
Discovery date | November 9, 1840 |
Discovered by | Michael Baker |
Winslow Reef is an underwater feature of the Phoenix Islands, Republic of Kiribati, located 200 kilometres (120 mi) north-northwest of McKean Island at 01°36′S 174°57′W / 1.600°S 174.950°W. It is the northernmost and westernmost feature of the Phoenix Islands, not counting the outlying Baker and Howland Islands. It has a least depth of 11 m (36 ft). The reef is about 1.6 km (1 mi) long east–west, and about half that wide. The bottom is pink coral and red sand.