Tarawa

Tarawa is an atoll in the central Pacific Ocean, previously the capital of the former British colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands. South Tarawa, the southern part of the atoll but Betio, is now the capital island of the Republic of Kiribati. The island is most famous for being the site of the Battle of Tarawa in World War II.

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Tarawa consists of a minimum of 24 islands, of which a minimum of 8 are inhabited. The largest island is from Bonriki to Bairiki. The largest city (Bikenibeu) and the only international airport of Tarawa, Bonriki Airport, are on South Tarawa.

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Islands

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• Bairiki (island)
• Betio
• Bonriki
• Bikeman (now submerged due to changing ocean currents: )
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Towns and villages

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Abatao - Bairiki (village) - Bikenibeu - Buariki - Buota - Eita - Marenanuka - Taborio - Teaoraereke

Tarawa: Geography ►



 

Atoll: An atoll is a type of low, coral island found in tropical oceans and consisting of a coral-algal reef surrounding a central depression. The depression may be part of the emergent island, but more typically is a part of the sea (that is, a lagoon), or very rarely is an enclosed body of fresh, bracki...

Pacific Ocean: :For other meanings of Pacific, see Pacific (disambiguation)....

British: The word British has several different uses. See the article on Britain for more details on the development and use of the word Britain....




Tarawa related Images and Photos (experimental)

Tarawa Beachhead (1958)

Bloody Tarawa: The 2d Marine Division, November 20-23, 1943 (Hardcover)

One Square Mile of Hell The Battle for Tarawa (Paperback) Book