Phoenix Islands

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The Phoenix Islands Protected Area is a remote marine ecosystem known for its high biodiversity. The area consists of eight atolls and two submerged coral reefs. The islands and surrounding areas are home to some 120 species of coral and more than 500 species of fish. They are located in the central Pacific Ocean.

On January 28, 2008, the government of Kiribati formally declared the entire Phoenix group and surrounding waters a protected area, making its 410,500 square kilometres the world's largest marine protected area. The islands are all uninhabited, except for some fishermen and officials on Kanton.

Year	Decision	Comments
2010	Inscribed	Reasons for inscription

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Phoenix Islands Protected Area
Country: Kiribati
Inscribed: 2010
Natural Heritage
Criteria:  (7) (9)
Category: Natural landscape, Marine / Coastal

Official website:
»Phoenix Islands Protected Area

Connections:
Damaged
"Threatened" by Infestation of Rats .
Ecology
Coral . Turtles and tortoises . Whales .
Geography
Archipelagos . Atoll . Deepest . Formerly inhabited islands . Largest area . Marine sites . Pacific Ocean . Polynesia . Seamount .
History
Castaways/shipwrecked mariners . History of Aviation . Recorded discoveries .
Religion and Belief
Phoenix .
Trivia
Built or owned by Americans . Built or owned by British . First inscriptions . Isolated WHS . Located in a microstate .
World Heritage Process
Only WHS in their country .

In the news:
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Links:
» Phoenix island blog: Studying Climate Change with Coral Drilling.
» Amelia Earhart’s Lost Skeleton?.
» Information Sheet by UNEP-WCMC.

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