Tarawa Atoll

Tarawa is an atoll in the central Pacific Ocean, and the location of the capital of . It is home to about 70,000 people, more than half of the country's population!
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Places of Interest

Highlights: Bikeman Island.

Island
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a submerged islet about a half-hour's canoe ride northeast of , . is situated 3 km southeast of Tarawa Atoll.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Betio and Abaokoro.

Town
Photo: Barbe-sauvage, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the name of both an island and a township… is situated 9 km southwest of Tarawa Atoll.

Village
is a settlement in . is situated 10 km north of Tarawa Atoll.

Village
Photo: jopolopy, CC BY 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 10 km southeast of Tarawa Atoll.

Tarawa Atoll

Latitude
1.419° or 1° 25′ 8″ north
Longitude
172.985° or 172° 59′ 6″ east
Open location code
6VHJCX9P+H2
Geo­Names ID
2110075
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Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Tarawa Atoll” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Tarawa”
  • Chinese: “塔拉瓦”
  • Dutch: “Tarawa”
  • Finnish: “Tarawa”
  • French: “Tarawa”
  • German: “Tarawa”
  • Greek: “Ταράουα”
  • Ido: “Tarawa”
  • Italian: “Tarawa”
  • Japanese: “タラワ”
  • Korean: “타라와”
  • Lithuanian: “Tarava”
  • Polish: “Tarawa”
  • Portuguese: “Tarawa”
  • Spanish: “Tarawa”
  • Swedish: “Tarawa”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Micronesia and South Tarawa.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Tarawa Lagoon and Japanese Occupied WW2.

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Worth a closer look: Abemama and Abaiang.

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