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Abaiang
Abaiang, also known as Apaiang, Apia, and in the past, Charlotte Island, in the Northern Gilbert Islands, is a coral atoll of Kiribati, located in the west-central Pacific Ocean. Abaiang was the island of the first missionary to arrive in the Gilberts, Hiram Bingham II. Abaiang has a population of 5,872 (2020 census). Geography Abaiang Atoll is in the northern Gilberts, located not very far to the north of Tarawa. Abaiang is the fourth most northerly in the Gilberts chain of atolls, with a total land area of . The atoll has a lagoon that provides sheltered anchorage. The main island of Abaiang, ''Teiro'' (not to be confused with the small islet of ''Teirio'') has a total land area of extends from the northern village of Takarano to the southern village of Tabontebike. It occupies the complete eastern rim and also encircles the southern part of the atoll, stretching over a distance of some Its width ranges from no more than to more than , averaging . It contains 16 of the ...
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Abaiang Council Office
Abaiang, also known as Apaiang, Apia, and in the past, Charlotte Island, in the Northern Gilbert Islands, is a coral atoll of Kiribati, located in the west-central Pacific Ocean. Abaiang was the island of the first missionary to arrive in the Gilberts, Hiram Bingham II. Abaiang has a population of 5,872 (2020 census). Geography Abaiang Atoll is in the northern Gilberts, located not very far to the north of Tarawa. Abaiang is the fourth most northerly in the Gilberts chain of atolls, with a total land area of . The atoll has a lagoon that provides sheltered anchorage. The main island of Abaiang, ''Teiro'' (not to be confused with the small islet of ''Teirio'') has a total land area of extends from the northern village of Takarano to the southern village of Tabontebike. It occupies the complete eastern rim and also encircles the southern part of the atoll, stretching over a distance of some Its width ranges from no more than to more than , averaging . It contains 16 of the ...
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Gilberts
The Gilbert Islands ( gil, Tungaru;Reilly Ridgell. ''Pacific Nations and Territories: The Islands of Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia.'' 3rd. Ed. Honolulu: Bess Press, 1995. p. 95. formerly Kingsmill or King's-Mill IslandsVery often, this name applied only to the southern islands of the archipelago, the northern half being designated as the Scarborough Islands. ''Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary''. Springfield, Massachusetts: Merriam Webster, 1997. p. 594) are a chain of sixteen atolls and coral islands in the Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Papua New Guinea and Hawaii. They constitute the main part of the nation of Kiribati (the name of which is a rendering of “Gilberts” in the phonology of the indigenous Gilbertese). Geography The atolls and islands of the Gilbert Islands are arranged in an approximate north-to-south line. The northernmost island in the group, Makin, it is approximately from southernmost, Arorae, as the crow flies. Geographically, th ...
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Gilbert Islands
The Gilbert Islands ( gil, Tungaru;Reilly Ridgell. ''Pacific Nations and Territories: The Islands of Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia.'' 3rd. Ed. Honolulu: Bess Press, 1995. p. 95. formerly Kingsmill or King's-Mill IslandsVery often, this name applied only to the southern islands of the archipelago, the northern half being designated as the Scarborough Islands. ''Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary''. Springfield, Massachusetts: Merriam Webster, 1997. p. 594) are a chain of sixteen atolls and coral islands in the Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Papua New Guinea and Hawaii. They constitute the main part of the nation of Kiribati (the name of which is a rendering of “Gilberts” in the phonology of the indigenous Gilbertese). Geography The atolls and islands of the Gilbert Islands are arranged in an approximate north-to-south line. The northernmost island in the group, Makin, it is approximately from southernmost, Arorae, as the crow flies. Geographically, th ...
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Taburao
Taburao is a village on Abaiang, atoll in Kiribati. There are 322 residents of the village (2010 census). The nearest villages are Ewena and Morikao Morikao is a village on Abaiang, atoll in Kiribati. There are 233 residents of the village (2010 census). The nearest villages are Koinawa and Aonobuaka to the north and Taburao is to the south. Stephen Whitmee High School Stephen Whitmee High Sc ... to the north; and Tebero and Taburoa to the south. The largest health centre on the atoll is located near the Island Council building. A medical assistant is in charge who assisted by a nursing officer and the centre is accessed by people from the villages of Taburao, Tuarabu, Tebero and Ewena. Apart from small breaks, the whole coastline from Tuarabu to Taburao on the lagoon side is eroding as the result of wave action. References Populated places in Kiribati {{Kiribati-geo-stub ...
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Tebunginako
Tebunginako is a village on Abaiang atoll in Kiribati; to its west is Ubanteman, and to its south are Borotiam and Koinawa. The settlement had been dealing with seawater inundation and coastal instability since the 1970s, and is being abandoned. A report by the South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission determined that natural erosion was the primary factor, as the village was located close to the site of a blocked ocean/lagoon channel, however many, including the Kiribati government, suggest that this was due to sea level rise caused by global warming In common usage, climate change describes global warming—the ongoing increase in global average temperature—and its effects on Earth's climate system. Climate change in a broader sense also includes previous long-term changes to .... As storm surges becoming more frequent and spring tides more forceful, eventually the erosion was so great that the village had to be abandoned. The remains of about 100 thatched ...
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Tabontebike
Tabontebike is the village on the south end of Abaiang, atoll in Kiribati. There are 379 residents of the village (2010 census). The village has a medical clinic that is staffed by a Nursing Officer. The beach crest is at risk of being eroded (breached), which will result in the flooding of the backshore areas. The accelerated erosion at this site appears to be direct result of aggregate mining. Accretion to the coastline is occurring at another location near Tabontebike. The village is on the extreme point of the cape on the Bingham Channel (these straits is between the lagoon of Abaiang and the Pacific), south of the channel. Distances (as the crow flies) * To Tebwanga village: 1 km * To Marakei atoll: 40 km (over sea) * To Tarawa atoll: 11 km (over sea) * To South Tarawa (national capital, on Tarawa): 43 km (over sea) Data * Elevation: < 1 m * Latitude (DMS): 1° 43' N * Longitude (DMS): 172° 58' 60'' E * Languages spoken:

Steven Whitmee High School
Stephen Whitmee High School is a senior high school in Morikao, Abaiang Island, Kiribati. It is affiliated with the Kiribati Uniting Church (formerly the Kiribati Protestant Church)."TABITEUEA NORTH 2008 Socio-Economic ProfilePart 2 of 4 ''Strengthening Decentralized Governance in Kiribati Project '', Ministry of Internal and Social Affairs (Kiribati). p. 48 (PDF p. 13/15)Part 1 is here It opened in 1900. Circa 2012 the Japanese government funded the construction of a new 500 seat cafeteria because the former one was old and had asbestos problems. The Japanese government paid $97,087 U.S. dollars, about $94,583 Australian dollars.Japan Assists Stephen Whitmee High School in Abaiang, Kiribati
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Aonobuaka
Aonobuaka is a village on Abaiang, atoll in Kiribati. There are 328 residents of the village (2010 census). It is to the north of Koinawa Koinawa is a village on Abaiang atoll in Kiribati Kiribati (), officially the Republic of Kiribati ( gil, ibaberikiKiribati),Morikao and to the south of Borotiam.


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Morikao
Morikao is a village on Abaiang, atoll in Kiribati. There are 233 residents of the village (2010 census). The nearest villages are Koinawa and Aonobuaka to the north and Taburao is to the south. Stephen Whitmee High School Stephen Whitmee High School is a senior high school in Morikao, Abaiang Island, Kiribati. It is affiliated with the Kiribati Uniting Church (formerly the Kiribati Protestant Church)."TABITEUEA NORTH 2008 Socio-Economic ProfilePart 2 of 4 ''Strengt ... is in Morikao. References Populated places in Kiribati {{Kiribati-geo-stub ...
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Borotiam
Borotiam is a village on Abaiang, atoll in Kiribati. There are 375 residents of the village (2010 census). The nearest villages, to the north, are Tebunginako and Koinawa. Aonobuaka is to the east. The village has a medical clinic that is staffed by a Nursing Officer and the clinic is accessed by resident of the Borotiam and Tebunginako community. The lagoon coastline of Borotiam is being eroded by wave action. Borotiam (pronounced as "Borosiam") is named after Belgium. Kiribati and Belgium have shared a historical tie which began with a Belgian missionary who arrived in Kiribati over a hundred years ago. He was so loving, devoted and committed to his congregation, that the people were deeply touched and decided to name their village as Belgium. In the vernacular, this was written as Borotiam, a name which has been kept to this day as a symbol of the everlasting appreciation for the Belgian sacrifice that had contributed significantly to the progress and wellbeing of Kiribati ...
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Ubanteman
Ubanteman is a village on Abaiang, atoll in Kiribati. There are 126 residents of the village (2010 census). To its north is Takarano, and to its east is Tebunginako. Ubwanteman presently does not suffer from coastal erosion Coastal erosion is the loss or displacement of land, or the long-term removal of sediment and rocks along the coastline due to the action of waves, currents, tides, wind-driven water, waterborne ice, or other impacts of storms. The landwar ... but further towards Takarano, there is extreme erosion and coconut palms are already standing on the beach and public roads are being damaged. References Populated places in Kiribati {{Kiribati-geo-stub ...
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Koinawa
Koinawa is a village on Abaiang atoll in Kiribati Kiribati (), officially the Republic of Kiribati ( gil, ibaberikiKiribati),Kiribati
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. There are 312 residents of the village (2010 census). It is located to the south of Aonobuaka; to its east is Morikao. The village has a medical clinic that is staffed by a Nursing Officer and the clinic is accessed by resident of the Koinawa and Aonobuaka community. The lagoon coastline of Koinawa is eroding as the result of wave action.


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