Gardner Pinnacles
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Gardner Pinnacles (25°01′N 167°59′O) são duas pequenas ilhas cercadas por um recife compõem o Arquipélago do Havaí, possuindo uma área de 20,000 m², com mais de 2,400 km, considerando o recife que as cercam. É parte do estado norte-americano de Havaí.
Gardner Pinnacles was first discovered on June 2, 1820 by the American whaler Maro commanded by Captain Joseph Allen.
The Gardner Pinnacles are home to some species of fish not found anywhere else in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, and have more species of coral than two rocky neighbors to the south, Necker Island and Nihoa. Numerous insects live on the island, and a researcher claims to have found two new species of spiders here.
Interesting to note is that since this is part of a wildlife refuge, it is off limits to even the military, who made an unauthorized entrance once to blow off the tip of the outcrop. This was to create an emergency helicopter landing spot. In the Hawaiian Archipelago, adjacent islands/reefs are French Frigate Shoals to the southeast, and Maro Reef to the northwest.
