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Beru (other)
Beru may refer to: * Beru (atoll), part of Kiribati * Beru (company), Beru Group, a diesel cold start systems company * Sherab Palden Beru, a Tibetan painter * Béru, a village in the Yonne department, in France * ''Beru (film)'' a national awarded Kannada movie, in the year 2004, directed by P. Sheshadri and acted by Suchendra Prasad, HG Dattatreya and others. * Beru Whitesun, from ''Star Wars'' *Beru (drum), Maldivian word for "Drum" *Beru, a character from Doraemon: Nobita's Chronicle of the Moon Exploration {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beru (atoll)
Beru is an atoll in the Southern Gilbert Islands in the Pacific Ocean, part of the Republic of Kiribati. Beru was previously known as Eliza, Francis Island, Maria, Peroat, Peru Island or Sunday. It's part of a larger reef with the Nuka Lagoon at its center, and the nearest island is Nikunau. The Tabiang Lagoon is present in the north. Beru is home to 2,051 inhabitants (2015 census). Due to sea surges, the atoll is experiencing coastal erosion along with damages to seawalls. Etymology Beru means gecko in Gilbertese and its pronunciation is similar to Peru, with a P (there is no P sound in Gilbertese). Geography Beru is part of a larger reef, some long (NW-SE) and wide at the widest point (NE-SW). The center of the reef is a shallow depression called Nuka Lagoon. The land mass occupies fully a third or more of the shallow reef structure and is positioned mostly towards the northeast edge of the reef. In maximum dimension the islet is long, and varies in width between and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
