Beveridge Reef

Beveridge Reef (Niuean: 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.

Beveridge Reef

Looking north across the lagoon
Geography
Location	Exclusion Zone 5
Total islands	1
Administration
Niue

Characteristics

Beveridge Reef seen from space

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.^[1][2][3] The reef is normally submerged,^[4] with a small part visible at low tide.^[1][5]

Wrecks

The reef is the site of frequent shipwrecks:^[6]

• in 1918, the schooner James H. Bruce, ^[7]
• the Nicky Lou of Seattle, a fiberglass hulled fishing vessel that ran aground on the reef, can be seen on the reef.^[8][9]
• in 2017, the catamaran Avanti.^[10][11]

See also

• Niue Nukutuluea