Beveridge Reef (Niuean language: Nukutulueatama) is a mostly submerged, unpopulated atoll located in the Exclusive Economic Zone of Niue. It has been the cause of several fishing boats running aground or sinking.
Characteristics
The Beveridge Reef is a coral atoll that is approximately 147 miles (237 km) from Niue and 520 miles (840 km) from the Cook Islands.
The
reef is normally submerged,
with a small part visible at
low tide.
Wrecks
The reef is the site of frequent
:
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in 1918, the schooner James H. Bruce,
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the Nicky Lou of Seattle, a fiberglass hulled fishing vessel that ran aground on the reef, can be seen on the reef.
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in 2017, the catamaran Avanti.
See also
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