Oceania · DX entity · DXCC 178 · deleted

Minerva Reef

Minerva Reef was a DX entity in Oceania, in CQ zone 32 and ITU zone 62, counting for contacts from the start of DXCC until 15 July 1972.

A deleted entity. Contacts made from 16 July 1972 no longer count for Minerva Reef.

The map of this entity arrives with the DXEntity boundary layer.

Figure 1. Minerva Reef. The boundary is to come. Boundaries: not yet published (GIS-Architecture, the DXEntity layer).

Data sheet

DXCC entity code	178
Name in the ADIF standard	MINERVA REEF
Continent	Oceania
Primary prefix	none listed
CQ zone	32
ITU zone	62
Counts for contacts from	the start of DXCC
No longer counts from	16 July 1972
Remarks	Continent, zones and validity from the ARRL DXCC List (deleted entities): (1M) Only contacts made July 15, 1972, and before, count for this entity. Contacts made July 16, 1972, and after, count as Tonga (A3).

Sources: ADIF Development Group, ADIF Specification version 3.1.8 (2026-10-12), DXCC Entity Code enumeration. https://adif.org/; ARRL, DXCC List (current and deleted entities), January 2026. https://www.arrl.org/country-lists-prefixes