Gardner Pinnacles

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The Gardner Pinnacles (Hawaiian: Pūhāhonu) are two barren rock outcrops surrounded by a reef and located 946 km (588 miles) northwest of Honolulu in the Hawaiian Islands at 25°01′ N 167°59′ W (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=25_01_N_167_59_W_). The total area of the two small islets—remnants of an ancient volcano—is 5 acres (20,000 m²). The surrounding reef has an area in excess of 600,000 acres (2,400 km²).

Gardner Pinnacles was first discovered on June 2, 1820 by the American whaler Maro commanded by Captain Joseph Allen.

In the Hawaiian Archipelago, adjacent islands/reefs are French Frigate Shoals to the southeast, and Laysan to the northwest.

References and External links

• Gardner Pinnacles (http://www.janeresture.com/gardner_pinnacles/) Islands of the Hawaiian Chain
• Gardner Pinnacles (http://explorers.bishopmuseum.org/nwhi/gardner.shtml) ~ Bishop Museumpt:Gardner Pinnacles

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