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  Enderbury Island  Enderbury Island  Enderbury Island | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Pacific Ocean |
| Coordinates | 3°08′S 171°05′W / 3.133°S 171.083°W |
| Archipelago | Phoenix Islands |
| Length | 4.8 km (2.98 mi) |
| Width | 1.6 km (0.99 mi) |
| Administration | |
| Phoenix Islands Protected Area | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
Enderbury Island, also known as Ederbury Island or Guano Island, is a small, uninhabited atoll 63 km ESE of Kanton Island in the Pacific Ocean at 3°08′S 171°05′W / 3.133°S 171.083°W. It is about 1 mile (1.6 km) wide and 3 miles (4.8 km) long, with a reef stretching out 60–200 metres. Forming a part of the Canton and Enderbury Islands condominium from 1939 to 1979, the island is now a possession of the Republic of Kiribati.
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 Kanton.[1][2]
- ^ 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 December 1, 2007. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
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