Anibare Bay is a large bay located in the

Anibare District Anibare is a district in the island nation Nauru, a part of the Anabar Constituency. It is Nauru's largest district in area, and the smallest in population. Geography It is located in the east of the island, and covers an area of . It has a p ...

of eastern Nauru

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Physical features

It is bordered by

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s to the north and south, in Ijuw and

Meneng Meneng may refer to: * Meneng District, Nauru ** Meneng Constituency ** Meneng Hotel ** Meneng Stadium Meneng may refer to: * Meneng District, Nauru ** Meneng Constituency ** Meneng Hotel ** Meneng Stadium {{Disambiguation es:Meneng fr:Me ...

districts respectively. Its Anibare Beach is in excess of two kilometers long. Anibare Bay was formed by the underwater collapse of the east side of the volcano that underlies Nauru. A large arc shaped block slid away from the side of Nauru and rotated out. This block extends to about 1100 m below sea level, with rough bulging landslide deposits down to 2000 m below sea level.

Natural ripcurrent hazards

While Anibare Bay is popular with

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s and naturalists, it can be at times dangerous owing to frequent heavy surf and the presence of

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Anibare Bay Escarpment Important Bird Area

The Anibare Bay escarpment is a line of wooded cliffs overlooking the bay. It ranges in gradient from vertical cliffs to gradually sloping areas, and contains the richest remaining native vegetation on the island. It forms a 35 ha site which has been recognised as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it is reported to hold the highest density of endemic

Nauru reed warbler The Nauru reed warbler ( na, itsirir) (''Acrocephalus rehsei'') is a passerine bird endemism, endemic to the island of Nauru in the Pacific Ocean. It is one of only two native breeding land-birds on Nauru and it is the only passerine found on th ...

s on the island, as well as supporting tree-nesting

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s such as black noddies. Ity is likely to be a nesting site for Micronesian imperial pigeons, if any still remain.

Noted industries

Noted industries include the government-owned Menen Hotel, and

Anibare Harbour Anibare may refer to: * Anibare District * Anibare Bay Anibare Bay is a large bay located in the Anibare District of eastern Nauru island. Physical features It is bordered by capes to the north and south, in Ijuw and Meneng districts respect ...

, an artificial commercial

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area which was created in 2000.

Anibare Beach resort Anibare may refer to: * Anibare District * Anibare Bay Anibare Bay is a large bay located in the Anibare District of eastern Nauru island. Physical features It is bordered by capes to the north and south, in Ijuw and Meneng districts respect ...

tourism Development was proposed and approved on 24 Aug 2021.The project is meant to boost hospitality and tourism and income growth for Nauru.The planning is managed and supervised by GIP and led by CEO Troy Spenser.

References

Bays of Nauru Important Bird Areas of Nauru {{Nauru-geo-stub

Physical features

Natural ripcurrent hazards

Anibare Bay Escarpment Important Bird Area

Noted industries

See also

References