Phoenix Islands

Etymology
apparently named in the 1840s after the eponymous island easternmost within the group.

Proper noun

 * 1) a group of eight mostly uninhabited atolls and two submerged coral reefs in the central Pacific Ocean, part of the Republic of Kiribati; geographically, the United States unincorporated territories of Baker and Howland Island are often considered northerly outliers from this group

Synonyms

 * , Rawaki islands, Rawaki group