Winslow Reef, Cook Islands

Winslow Reef is a submerged coral reef of the southern Cook Islands, located 133 kilometres (83 miles) northwest of Rarotonga, at 20°38′S 160°56′W / 20.633°S 160.933°W / -20.633; -160.933. It is a shallow platform reef. No major expeditions to explore Winslow Reef have taken place.

It is not to be confused with Winslow Reef in the Phoenix Islands at 01°36′S 174°57′W / 1.600°S 174.950°W / -1.600; -174.950

Literature

World Atlas of Coral Reefs, by Mark D. Spalding, Corinna Ravilious, Edmund P. Green, University Presses of California, September 2001, ISBN 0-520-23255-0, ISBN 978-0-520-23255-6

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