Makin
Makin is an atoll, chain of islands, located in the Pacific Ocean island nation of Kiribati. Makin is the northernmost of the Gilbert Islands, with a population of 1,990.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: atoll with 2,390 residents
- Description: island
- Also known as: “Little Makin”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Makin Airport.
Makin Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Enzino, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Makin Airport is the airport serving Makin, Kiribati. The airport is served twice a week by Air Kiribati from Bonriki, on Tarawa.
Makin
- Category: reef island
- Location: Gilbert Islands, Kiribati, Micronesia, Oceania
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Satellite Map
Discover Makin from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Makin” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ماكين (جزيرة مرجانية)”
- Arabic: “ماكين”
- Catalan: “Makin”
- Cebuano: “Makin Island”
- Cebuano: “Makin”
- Chinese: “馬金群島”
- Chinese: “马金群岛”
- Croatian: “Makin”
- Czech: “Makin”
- Danish: “Makin”
- Dutch: “Makin”
- Estonian: “Makin”
- Faroese: “Makin”
- Finnish: “Makin”
- French: “Little Makin”
- French: “Makin Meang”
- French: “Makin”
- Galician: “Atol Makin”
- German: “Little Makin”
- German: “Makin Meang”
- German: “Makin”
- Greek: “Μακίν Νήσος”
- Hebrew: “ליטל מקין”
- Hebrew: “מקין הקטן”
- Hebrew: “מקין”
- Indonesian: “Pulau Makin”
- Italian: “Makin”
- Japanese: “マキン島”
- Korean: “마킨 섬”
- Korean: “마킨 환초”
- Lithuanian: “Makinas”
- Macedonian: “Макински Острови”
- Persian: “ماکین”
- Polish: “Makin”
- Portuguese: “Makin”
- Russian: “Макин”
- Slovenian: “Makin”
- Spanish: “Makin Meang”
- Spanish: “Makin”
- Swedish: “Makin”
- Swedish: “Makinatollen”
- Turkish: “Makin Adaları”
- Turkish: “Makin Adası”
- Vietnamese: “Makin (Quần đảo)”
- Vietnamese: “Makin”
- “Makin”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Makin Village and Kiebu Village.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Makin Atoll and Makin Lagoon.
Gilbert Islands: Must-Visit Destinations
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