Buariki
Buariki is the largest island in the Aranuka atoll of the Gilbert Islands in the Republic of Kiribati. Together with Takaeang the two large islands form the triangle shape of the atoll with Buariki forming the base.
Photo: NASA, Public domain.Places of Interest
Highlights include Aranuka Airport.
Aranuka Airport
Aerodrome
Aranuka Airport is an airport, located approximately one kilometre north of the centre of Buariki village on the island of Buariki, Aranuka, Kiribati. The airport is served twice a week by Air Kiribati from Kuria Airport on Kuria.
Buariki
- Type: Island
- Description: island
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Aranuka, Gilbert Islands, Kiribati, Micronesia, Oceania
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Latitude
0.16144° or 0° 9′ 41″ north
Longitude
173.62759° or 173° 37′ 39″ east
Population
883
Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)
Open location code
6VGM5J6H+H2
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Buariki” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Buariki”
- Chinese: “布阿里基島”
- Dutch: “Buariki”
- French: “Buariki (Aranuka)”
- French: “Buariki”
- German: “Buariki”
- Macedonian: “Буарики (Аранука)”
- Macedonian: “Буарики”
- Polish: “Buariki”
- Portuguese: “Buariki”
- Swedish: “Buariki”
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