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
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