Buada Lagoon

Buada Lagoon is a landlocked, slightly brackish, freshwater lake of in the island nation of . It occupies 3.8 ha with a depth of up to 2m after an extended rainfall.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Nauru International Airport and Command Ridge.

Aerodrome
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is the sole airport in the island nation of , officially the Republic of Naoero, in the Central Pacific. The airport provides service to regional destinations via the national airline, Nauru Airlines.

Peak
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is considered the highest point of , with an elevation of 65 metres. Passing close to is the boundary between Aiwo and districts.

Pitch
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is a on the island nation of . It is located in Aiwo and was constructed by the Nauru Phosphate Corporation. It is also called the Aida Oval, because Aida, one of the athletic organizations in Nauru, holds its competitions and trainings here.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arenibek and Yaren District.

Village
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is a village in , , around the Buada Lagoon, which forms a depression within the plateau. The population is distributed there along a road which surrounds the Buada Lagoon, itself connected to Island Ring Road, Nauru's main road.

Village
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Yaren is a district of the Pacific island country of , officially the Republic of Naoero. It is the de facto capital of Nauru and is coextensive with Yaren Constituency.

Village
is a village located in Denigomodu district, Nauru. The population of the village as of 2012 is 2,381.

Buada Lagoon

Latitude
-0.5351° or 0° 32′ 6″ south
Longitude
166.92226° or 166° 55′ 20″ east
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
Open location code
6VF8FW7C+XW
Geo­Names ID
2110439
Wiki­data ID
Q997345
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Satellite Map

Discover Buada Lagoon from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Venetian—“Buada Lagoon” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Բուադա լիճ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Buada”
  • Belarusian: “Буада”
  • Chinese: “布阿达潟湖”
  • Chinese: “布阿达礁湖”
  • Chuvash: “Буада”
  • Czech: “Buada”
  • Dutch: “Buada Lagoon”
  • Dutch: “Buadalagune”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره بوادا لاجون”
  • Estonian: “Buada laguun”
  • French: “Buada Lagoon”
  • French: “Lagon Buada”
  • French: “lagune Buada”
  • French: “Lagune Buada”
  • Georgian: “ბუადის ტბა”
  • German: “Buada-Lagune”
  • Hungarian: “Buada-lagúna”
  • Indonesian: “Laguna Buada”
  • Italian: “Buada Lagoon”
  • Italian: “Laguna di Buada”
  • Japanese: “ブアダ礁湖”
  • Kazakh: “Буада”
  • Korean: “부아다 석호”
  • Latvian: “Buadas lagūna”
  • Lithuanian: “Buados lagūna”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Buada-lagunen”
  • Norwegian: “Buada-lagunen”
  • Polish: “Buada Lagoon”
  • Portuguese: “Laguna buada”
  • Portuguese: “Laguna Buada”
  • Russian: “Буада (озеро)”
  • Russian: “Буада”
  • Russian: “Лагуна Буада”
  • Russian: “Озеро Буада”
  • Samogitian: “Buadas ežers”
  • Serbian: “Буада”
  • Spanish: “Laguna de buada”
  • Spanish: “Laguna de Buada”
  • Thai: “ลากูนบัวดา”
  • Venetian: “Laguna de Buada”
  • “Buadas ežers”

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