Phoenix Islands
The Phoenix Islands Protected Area is a remote marine ecosystem known for its high biodiversity and exceptional beauty.
The site has experienced minimal human impact and profits from outstanding underwater clarity. The oceanscape consists of numerous large submerged volcanoes (seamounts), eight atolls which are important refuges for seabirds, and two submerged coral reefs. The property is also of crucial importance for the scientific study of marine ecosystems of the Pacific.
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Map of Phoenix Islands
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- Full Name
- Phoenix Islands Protected Area
- Unesco ID
- 1325
- Country
- Kiribati
- Inscribed
- 2010
- Type
- Natural
- Criteria
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7 9
- Categories
- Natural landscape - Marine and Coastal
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- By ID
Site History
2010 Advisory Body overruled
IUCN advised Deferral, refocus and revise
2010 Inscribed
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Ecology
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Science and Technology
Space Exploration: Kanton Island within the Phoenix Islands Protected Area was home to a groundstation used by the US to track manned space missions during the Project Mercury and Project Gemini programs in the early 1960s.
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Visiting conditions
Takes more than 5 days to visit: By private or chartered yachts only. Cruises may be scheduled in the future stopping at Kanton.