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Winslow Reef and two adjacent unnamed seamounts
Winslow Reef is located 240 km northwest from the island of McKean. Its exact location was
confirmed in 1944 but not reaffirmed in 2008. The depth is about 11.0 m and it is 1.6 km (1
mile) long in an east to west direction, and 0.8 km (0.5 miles) wide.
The seamount next to Winslow Reef (confusingly also called as Winslow Reef in the map
below although it is a separate from the Winslow Reef described above) is located at 1º 41.2'
S, 175º 14.7' W and is part of the Tokelau Seamounts on the Pacific Plate. It is 3700 m high
with the top at -1500 m and the ocean bottom at -5200 m. The reef has a volume of 4677 km3
and is slightly elongated. The edges are slightly irregular and four predominant rifts are
observed. There is a saddle to the east, connecting it with the rest of the Winslow Reef.
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