Nikumaroro Island

Nikumaroro, previously known as Kemins Island or Gardner Island, is a part of the Phoenix Islands, Kiribati, in the western Pacific Ocean. It is a remote, elongated, triangular coral atoll with profuse vegetation and a large central marine lagoon.

Nikumaroro Island

Type: Atoll
Also known as: “Gardner”, “Gardner Atoll”, “Gardner Island”, “Kemins’ Island”, “Kemis Island”, “Nikumaroro”, and “Nikumaroro Atoll”
Category: landform
Location: Nikumaroro, Phoenix Islands, Kiribati, Micronesia, Oceania
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Latitude

-4.67327° or 4° 40′ 24″ south

Longitude

-174.52486° or 174° 31′ 30″ west

Elevation

1 metre (3 feet)

Open location code

62778FGG+M3

GeoNames ID

4030922

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