Aranuka

Aranuka, formerly known as Ananuka, is an island in . It is unique for its natural beauty as well as being the only island in Kiribati and quite possibly the Pacific region to have tall mangrove trees with heights of more than 15 meters.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Buariki and Aranuka Airport.

Island
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is the largest in the Aranuka atoll of the in the . Together with the two large islands form the triangle shape of the atoll with forming the base.

Aerodrome
is an , located approximately one kilometre north of the centre of Buariki village on the island of , Aranuka, . The airport is served twice a week by Air Kiribati from Kuria Airport on Kuria.

Aranuka

Latitude
0.1643° or 0° 9′ 51″ north
Longitude
173.6058° or 173° 36′ 21″ east
Population
1,160
United Nations Location Code
KI AAK
Open location code
6VGM5J74+P8
Geo­Names ID
7521583
Wiki­data ID
Q626095
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Zeeuws—“Aranuka” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: Արանուկա
  • Asturian: Aranuka
  • Azerbaijani: Aranuka adası
  • Catalan: Aranuka
  • Cebuano: Aranuka
  • Chinese: 阿拉努卡環礁
  • Chinese: 阿拉魯卡環礁
  • Croatian: Aranuka
  • Dutch: Aranuka
  • Egyptian Arabic: ارانوكا
  • Estonian: Aranuka atoll
  • Estonian: Aranuka
  • Finnish: Aranuka
  • French: Aranuka
  • Galician: Aranuka
  • Galician: Atol Aranuka
  • German: Aranuka-Atoll
  • German: Aranuka-Inseln
  • German: Aranuka
  • German: Henderville
  • German: Nonouki
  • German: Starbuck
  • Greek: Αρανούκα
  • Hebrew: אראנוקה
  • Italian: Aranuka
  • Japanese: アラヌーカ環礁
  • Japanese: アラヌカ
  • Korean: 아라누카 섬
  • Korean: 아라누카
  • Macedonian: Аранука
  • Persian: آرانوکا
  • Polish: Aranuka
  • Portuguese: Aranuka
  • Russian: Аранука
  • Spanish: Aranuka
  • Swedish: Aranuka
  • Swedish: Aranukaatollen
  • Swedish: Henderville Island
  • Swedish: Nonouki
  • Turkish: Aranuka
  • Zeeuws: Aranuka

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Aranuka”. Photo: NASA, Public domain.