Filippo Reef is a reef that is asserted to be in the Pacific Ocean at 05°30′S151°50′W / 5.500°S 151.833°W / -5.500; -151.833, 450 kilometres (280 mi) east of Starbuck Island in the Line Islands. The reef was reported by the master of the Italian barque Filippo as having been seen on 28 June 1886. From an unidentified report of breakers dated 1926, it was estimated to have a water depth of only 0.6 to 0.9 metres (2 to 3 ft), and appeared to be about 1.6 kilometres (1.0 mi) long northwest to southeast, and less in width.[1][2]
The only sighting referenced shows a date of 1926. The topographic data supplied by the General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO), however, shows a sea depth of 3.3 miles (5.3 km).[3][4] It is therefore likely that this 1926 report is an error, and that Filippo Reef is a phantom island, and that therefore any maps showing it are relying on the 1926 report and are also in error.
Nevertheless, it is marked in the 2015 edition of the National Geographic Atlas of the World.[5]
filippo, reef, reef, that, asserted, pacific, ocean, kilometres, east, starbuck, island, line, islands, reef, reported, master, italian, barque, filippo, having, been, seen, june, 1886, from, unidentified, report, breakers, dated, 1926, estimated, have, water,. Filippo Reef is a reef that is asserted to be in the Pacific Ocean at 05 30 S 151 50 W 5 500 S 151 833 W 5 500 151 833 450 kilometres 280 mi east of Starbuck Island in the Line Islands The reef was reported by the master of the Italian barque Filippo as having been seen on 28 June 1886 From an unidentified report of breakers dated 1926 it was estimated to have a water depth of only 0 6 to 0 9 metres 2 to 3 ft and appeared to be about 1 6 kilometres 1 0 mi long northwest to southeast and less in width 1 2 Filippo ReefFilippo Reef and the Line Islands In universe informationTypePhantom islandThe only sighting referenced shows a date of 1926 The topographic data supplied by the General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans GEBCO however shows a sea depth of 3 3 miles 5 3 km 3 4 It is therefore likely that this 1926 report is an error and that Filippo Reef is a phantom island and that therefore any maps showing it are relying on the 1926 report and are also in error Nevertheless it is marked in the 2015 edition of the National Geographic Atlas of the World 5 See also EditList of reefsReferences Edit Sailing Directions Enroute Pub 126 Pacific Islands PDF Sailing Directions United States National Geospatial Intelligence Agency 2017 p 49 Sailing Directions for the Pacific Islands Eastern groups 1952 United States U S Government Printing Office General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans GEBCO Filippo Reef WolframAlpha com Archived from the original on 30 June 2013 Retrieved 7 May 2013 National Geographic Atlas of the World 10th ed Washington D C National Geographic 2015 p plate 109 ISBN 978 1 4262 1354 0 This article about a specific oceanic location or ocean current is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This Kiribati location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Filippo Reef amp oldid 1164696935, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
