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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  • Atoll
  • Also known as
    “Cook Island”
    “INCREDIBLE WW2”
    “Knox Island”
    “Knoy Island”
    “LONGSUIT WW2”
    “Tarawa Island”
    “Tarowa”

Places of Interest Nearby

Discover Bikeman Island.
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Island
is a submerged islet about a half-hour's canoe ride northeast of , .
3 km southeast of Tarawa Atoll

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Betio and Abaokoro.
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Town
is the name of both an island and a township…
9 km southwest of Tarawa Atoll
Village
is a settlement in .
10 km north of Tarawa Atoll
jopolopy, CC BY 3.0.
Village
is a village.
10 km southeast of Tarawa Atoll

Tarawa Atoll

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

Satellite Map

See 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.
TarawaBasque
塔拉瓦Chinese
TarawaDutch
TarawaFinnish
TarawaFrench
TarawaGerman
ΤαράουαGreek
TarawaIdo
TarawaItalian
タラワJapanese
타라와Korean
TaravaLithuanian
TarawaPolish
TarawaPortuguese
TarawaSpanish
TarawaSwedish

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Micronesia and South Tarawa.

Notable Places Nearby

Discover Tarawa Lagoon and Betio Harbour.

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