Makin

Makin is an atoll, chain of islands, located in the Pacific Ocean island nation of . Makin is the northernmost of the , with a population of 1,990.
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  • Type: Town with 1,360 residents
  • Description: island
  • Also known as: “Little Makin”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Makin Airport and Tebua Tarawa.

Aerodrome
Photo: Enzino, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the serving Makin, . The airport is served twice a week by Air Kiribati from , on .

Islet
North Tarawa is the string of islets in the , from at the northern tip of atoll to in the South, with a combined population of 6,629 as of 2015.

Makin

Latitude
3.3637° or 3° 21′ 49″ north
Longitude
172.9838° or 172° 59′ 2″ east
Population
1,360
Elevation
12 metres (39 feet)
Open location code
6VMJ9X7M+FG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4411642865
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
7521596
Wiki­data ID
Q867455
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Satellite Map

Discover Makin from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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”

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