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Abanuea
Abanuea was an island of the Republic of Kiribati. It was a subdivision of the main Tarawa Tarawa is an atoll and the capital of the Republic of Kiribati,Kiribati '' It and another island Tebua Tarawa disappeared in 1999.
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Kiribati
Kiribati (), officially the Republic of Kiribati ( gil, ibaberikiKiribati),Kiribati ''The World Factbook''. Europa (web portal). Retrieved 29 January 2016. is an in in the central . The permanent population is over 119,000 (2020), more than half of whom live on |
Tebua Tarawa
Tebua Tarawa was an island of the Republic of Kiribati. It was part of the Tarawa Tarawa is an atoll and the capital of the Republic of Kiribati,Kiribati '' rising seas posed a threat to it. It remained uninhabited when it disappeared in 1999, along with the island Abanuea.
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Island
An island (or isle) is an isolated piece of habitat that is surrounded by a dramatically different habitat, such as water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island in a river or a lake island may be called an eyot or ait, and a small island off the coast may be called a holm. Sedimentary islands in the Ganges delta are called chars. A grouping of geographically or geologically related islands, such as the Philippines, is referred to as an archipelago. There are two main types of islands in the sea: continental and oceanic. There are also artificial islands, which are man-made. Etymology The word ''island'' derives from Middle English ''iland'', from Old English ''igland'' (from ''ig'' or ''ieg'', similarly meaning 'island' when used independently, and -land carrying its contemporary meaning; cf. Dutch ''eiland'' ("island"), German ''Eiland'' ("small island")). However, the spelling of the word ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarawa
Tarawa is an atoll and the capital of the Republic of Kiribati,Kiribati ''''. . in the region of the central Pacific Ocean. It comprises , which has 6,629 inhabitants and much in common with other more remote islands of the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Islands Of Kiribati
This is a list of islands of Kiribati. The Republic of Kiribati consists of 32 atolls and one raised coral island. These islands are dispersed throughout the three island groups that form Kiribati: *the Gilbert, *Phoenix, *and Line islands. All but one island, sparsely populated Canton Island, in the Phoenix group are uninhabited. The remaining Phoenix Islands make up the Phoenix Islands Marine Protected Area, which is the third largest marine protected area in the world. The table includes area and population data. Gilbert Islands {, class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;" ! Image ! Island (''Previous name'')The current names are from the Gilbertese language with one exception, Tabuaeran. ! Landarea(km²)Except for Tarawa and Tabiteuea atolls http://islands.unep.ch/IKQ.htm ! Lagoonarea(km²) ! Coordinates ! Type ! Population ''(2020)'' , - Line Islands {, class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;" ! Image ! Islan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
