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Phoeinx Island Description 
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Phoenix Island is the eastern most island in the 
Phoenix, Islands group, and is situated 3°^3 t S# and 
^ 170°43 , V/ just 40 nautical miles SE of Enderbury Isalnd. 
About 1000 yards long and 900 yards wide 
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no people. 
The sandy beach onthe SW side begins just above 
the high t ide mark#/He re it meets the coral and ex¬ 
tends some 50 yards in land to the rockey beach crest., 
where it reaches an elevation of about 10 feet. The 
narrow sandy beach is only present on the lee side of 
the island and is the only side suitable for landing. 
The coral rubble beach crest raaches its greatest 
heighth at the north end of the island where it is 
probably 18 feet high. 
The beach crest drops off gently to the interior 
and all the land surface slopes to the lagoon. T#//^ 
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The lagoon is located in the eastern half of the 
island and somewhat ot the south. It is600O yards 
i*W it is 700 yards long and 300 yards wide with 
shallow brackish water# The area surrounding the 
lagoon is flat but is mostly covered with 
S esuvium indicating it probably haxn f t been covered 
woth water for some time# The rest of the island is 
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covered with low grasses (L ipidium)and Portulaca )# 
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The only other plants are Boerhavia and Sida . 
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, The lagoon depression extends to the north wes<$ 
at a slightly higher level /£/ but is dry in this area. 
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