Indispensable Reefs

Some fifty kilometres south of Rennell Island, the Indispensable Reefs form a chain of three coral atolls known locally as Goto'akau. Deep passages separate North, Middle and South reefs, each enclosing a lagoon. Middle Reef stretches for some fifty kilometres and contains the small Little Nottingham Islet; North Reef has no islets and only narrow openings in its northern rim.