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Tarawa

Tarawa is an atoll in the central Pacific Ocean, and the location of the capital of . It is home to 63,017 i-Kiribati, more than half of the country's population!
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Bikeman Island.

Island
is a submerged islet about a half-hour's canoe ride northeast of , . Due to changing currents and the construction of a causeway between Betio and , Bikeman has been submerged since the early 1990s.

Tarawa

Latitude
1.419° or 1° 25′ 8″ north
Longitude
172.984° or 172° 59′ 2″ east
Population
46,000
Open location code
6VHJCX9M+HJ
Geo­Names ID
7521611
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Notable Places Nearby

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