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The Gardner Pinnacles ( in the Hawaiian Islands at . The total area of the two small islets—remnants of an ancient volcano—is 5 acres (20,000 m²), making them the smallest in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands . The surrounding reef has an area in excess of 600,000 acres (2,400 km²). 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. In the Hawaiian Archipelago, adjacent islands/reefs are French Frigate Shoals to the southeast, and Laysan to the northwest. References and External links
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