Winslow Reef, Phoenix Islands

Location of Phoenix Islands
Winslow Reef, Phoenix Islands is located in Pacific Ocean
Winslow Reef, Phoenix Islands
Location of Phoenix Islands
Summit depth11 metres
Location
Locationcentral Pacific Ocean
GroupPhoenix Islands
Coordinates01°36′S 174°57′W / 1.600°S 174.950°W / -1.600; -174.950
CountryKiribati
Geology
TypeReef
History
Discovery dateNovember 9, 1840
Discovered byMichael 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 / -1.600; -174.950. 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.