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Gardner Pinnacles
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Gardner Pinnacles

The Gardner Pinnacles are two barren rock outcrops surrounded by a reef and located 946 km (588 miles) northwest of Honolulu in the Hawaiian Islands at 25°01' N – 167°59' W. The total area of the two small islets—remnants of an ancient volcano—is 5 acres. The surrounding reef has an area in excess of 600,000 acres.

Gardner Pinnacles was first discovered on June 2, 1820 by the American whaler Maro commanded by Captain Joseph Allen.

In the Hawaiian Archipelago, adjacent islands/reefs are French Frigate Shoals to the southeast, and Laysan to the northwest.

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