 Lagoon of Birnie Island. August 2008 | |
 Map of Birnie Island, Phoenix Islands, Kiribati | |
  Birnie Island Location in Kiribati  Birnie Island Location in Oceania  Birnie Island Location in the Pacific | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Pacific Ocean |
| Coordinates | 03°35′S 171°33′W / 3.583°S 171.550°W |
| Length | 1.2 km (0.75 mi) |
| Width | 0.5 km (0.31 mi) |
| Administrative division | Kanton |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
Birnie Island is a small, uninhabited coral island, 20 hectares (49 acres) in area, part of the Phoenix Island group, that is part of the Republic of Kiribati. It is located about 100 kilometres (62 mi; 54 nmi) southeast of Kanton Island and 90 kilometres (56 mi; 49 nmi) west-northwest of Rawaki Island, formerly known as Phoenix Island. It lies at 03°35′S 171°33′W / 3.583°S 171.550°W. Birnie Island measures only 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) long and 0.5 kilometres (0.3 mi) wide. There is no anchorage, but landing can be made on the lee shore.[1]
The island is designated as the Birnie Island Wildlife Sanctuary.[2] Kiribati declared the Phoenix Islands Protected Area in 2006, with the park being expanded in 2008. The 164,200-square-mile (425,300-square-kilometer) marine reserve contains eight coral atolls including Birnie Island.[3][4]
- ^ Resture, Jane. "Birnie Island, Phoenix Group". Jane Resture. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ^ Edward R. Lovell, Taratau Kirata & Tooti Tekinaiti (September 2002). "Status report for Kiribati's coral reefs" (PDF). Centre IRD de Nouméa. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ Brian Clark Howard (16 June 2014). "Pacific Nation Bans Fishing in One of World's Largest Marine Parks". National Geographic News. Archived from the original on June 19, 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "Phoenix Islands Protected Area". Government of Kiribati. Archived from the original on 3 December 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
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