The reef was reported by the master of the Italian barque Filippo as having been seen on 28 June 1886.

From an unidentified report of breakers dated 1926, it was estimated to have a water depth of only 0.6 to 0.9 metres (2 to 3 ft), and appeared to be about 1.6 kilometres (1.0 mi) long northwest to southeast, and less in width.

The topographic data supplied by the General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO), however, shows a sea depth of 3.3 miles (5.3 km).

Nevertheless, it is marked in the 2015 edition of the National Geographic Atlas of the World.

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