Kanton Atoll

Kanton, or Abariringa, is the northernmost atoll of the Phoenix Islands. A narrow rim of coral land surrounds its broad lagoon, whose entrance lies on the western side. In August 1824 the London whalers Phoenix and Mary reported a low island with a spacious lagoon in this part of the Pacific; it appeared on charts under a form of the name Mary Boulcott's Island.