Lisianski Island

Other names: Papa'apoho

Geography: Low coral island, accompanied to the south by Neva Shoal

Distance from Honolulu: 1,065 miles

Highest point: 40 feet

Type of island: Coral island

Acreage dry land: 381 acres

Coral reef within 13.8 miles: 298,581 miles

History: Discovered in 1805, when Russian captain Yurii Lisianski went aground, twice, on the reefs south of the island. He gave the reef the name of Lisianski's ship, the Neva. Lisianski was covered with vegetation in the 1800s. Rabbits were introduced, perhaps from Laysan, in early 1900s, and by the 1920s, they had eaten nearly every plant and, on running out of food, themselves died out.

Biology notes: Lisianski lacks a perimeter reef. Most coral growth is on nearby Neva Shoal, which divers have described as a coral garden.