Gilbert Ridge - Emerging Kiribati Atolls

Gilbert Ridge - Emerging Kiribati Atolls is a ridge in Gilbert Islands, Kiribati. Gilbert Ridge - Emerging Kiribati Atolls is situated nearby to the region Micronesia, as well as near the locality South Tarawa.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bikeman Island.

Bikeman Island

Island

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Bikeman Island is a submerged islet about a half-hour's canoe ride northeast of Betio, Kiribati. Due to changing currents and the construction of a causeway between Betio and Bairiki, Bikeman has been submerged since the early 1990s. Bikeman Island is situated 3 km south of Gilbert Ridge - Emerging Kiribati Atolls.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tarawa and Betio.

Tarawa

Photo: Inkey, CC BY 3.0.

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

Betio

Town

Photo: Barbe-sauvage, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Betio is the name of both an island and a township within the Tarawa Atoll, part of the Republic of Kiribati. Betio is the largest township of Kiribati's capital city, South Tarawa, and it is also the country's primary port. Betio is situated 9 km southwest of Gilbert Ridge - Emerging Kiribati Atolls.

Abaokoro

Village

Abaokoro is a settlement in Kiribati. It is located about nine nautical miles from Tarawa. It is located in the Tarawa Atoll. Abaokoro Post Office opened on 13 December 1956. Abaokoro is situated 9 km north of Gilbert Ridge - Emerging Kiribati Atolls.

Gilbert Ridge - Emerging Kiribati Atolls

Type: Ridge
Also known as: “Gilbert Islands Ridge” and “Gilbert Ridge”
Category: body of water
Location: Gilbert Islands, Kiribati, Micronesia, Oceania
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Latitude

1.42° or 1° 25′ 12″ north

Longitude

172.986° or 172° 59′ 10″ east

Elevation

4 metres (13 feet)

Open location code

6VHJCXCP+29

GeoNames ID

2110214

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Japanese Occupied WW2 and Tarawa Lagoon.

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