Nikumaroro
Sign in to saveNikumaroro, previously known as Kemins Island or Gardner Island, is a part of the Phoenix Islands, Kiribati, in the western Pacific Ocean. It is a remote, elongated, triangular coral atoll with profuse vegetation and a large central marine lagoon. Nikumaroro is about long by wide. Although occupied at various times during the past, the island is uninhabited today.
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- Nikumaroro
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- Nikumaroro Lagoon Entrance AKK new.jpg
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- Tatiman Passage (western entrance to Nikumaroro's lagoon) as seen from near Karake village ruins
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- Nikumaroro_Atoll_named.jpg
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- Map of Nikumaroro, with subdivision in eight land units
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- Phoenix Islands
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- 6
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- 2
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- Republic of Kiribati
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- Phoenix Islands Protected Area
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- 0
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- Kiribati#Oceania
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23 sectionsContents
- Features
- Geography
- Flora and fauna
- Nikumaroro's flora and fauna
- Nikumaroro's reefs
- Pre-history
- Evidence of prehistoric occupation
- Identity of prehistoric peoples
- History
- 19th-century sightings and claims
- SS ''Norwich City'' wreck
- Amelia Earhart
- British settlement scheme
- Kiribati
- Island folklore
- Nei Manganibuka
- Ghost Maneaba
- See also
- References
- General references
- Inline citations
- Bibliography
- External links
Nikumaroro, previously known as Kemins Island or Gardner Island, is a part of the Phoenix Islands, Kiribati, in the western Pacific Ocean. It is a remote, elongated, triangular coral atoll with profuse vegetation and a large central marine lagoon. Nikumaroro is about long by wide. Although occupied at various times during the past, the island is uninhabited today.
Kiribati declared the Phoenix Islands Protected Area in 2006, with the park being expanded in 2008. The 425,300-km2 (164,200-mi2) marine reserve contains eight coral atolls including Nikumaroro.
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Atolls of KiribatiFormer disputed islandsFormer populated places in OceaniaFormer regions and territories of the United StatesImportant Bird Areas of KiribatiPacific islands claimed under the Guano Islands ActPhoenix Islands (Kiribati)Phoenix Islands Settlement SchemeSeabird coloniesUninhabited islands of Kiribati