Chapter I Intro & Objectives - SPREP

PHOENIX ISLANDS PROTECTED AREA MANAGEMENT PLAN
Chapter III. Background, 1. Physical Setting of the Islands
Draft 1 March 2007
New England Aquarium (2006) completed a report on the bathymetry around the Phoenix
Islands. The report was limited to figures (with no titles) and there was no text or reference
citations in this report. Existing and predicted seamounts (including the 8 Phoenix Islands)
are presented in Figure III-1.26.
Figure III-1.26. Existing and predicted seamounts in the Phoenix Islands area.
(source: New England Aquarium 2006).
Known and shallow seamounts in the Phoenix Islands area were also illustrated by New
England Aquarium (2006) (see Table III-1.27 below).
Figure III-1.27. Known and shallow seamounts in the Phoenix Islands.
(source: New England Aquarium 2006).
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