Buariki
Buariki is an island in northern Tarawa Atoll in the Gilbert Islands of the Republic of Kiribati. It was the site of the Battle of Buariki in World War II.Buariki
- Type: Village with 597 residents
- Also known as: “Buariki Village”
- Category: locality
- Location: Tarawa, Gilbert Islands, Kiribati, Micronesia, Oceania
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Latitude
1.60898° or 1° 36′ 32″ north
Longitude
172.95478° or 172° 57′ 17″ east
Population
597
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
Open location code
6VHJJX53+HW
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
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