Nonouti
Sign in to saveNonouti is an atoll and district of Kiribati. The atoll is located in the Southern Gilbert Islands, 38 km north of Tabiteuea, and 250 km south of Tarawa. The atoll is the third largest in the Gilbert Islands and is the island where Catholicism was first introduced to Kiribati, in 1888.
Key facts
- Islands.name
- Nonouti
- Islands.image_name
- 11 Map of Nonouti, Kiribati.jpg
- Islands.image_caption
- Map of Nonouti
- Islands.map_image
- GilbertIslandsPos.png
- Islands.location
- Pacific Ocean
- Islands.pushpin_map
- Kiribati#Micronesia#Oceania#Pacific Ocean
- Islands.archipelago
- Gilbert Islands
- Islands.area_km2
- 21.02
- Islands.elevation_m
- 3
- Islands.country
- Kiribati
- Islands.population
- 2,792
- Islands.population_as_of
- 2020 Census
- Islands.density_km2
- 135
- Islands.ethnic_groups
- I-Kiribati 99.7%
- Islands.country_capital
- Matang
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Nonouti is an atoll and district of Kiribati. The atoll is located in the Southern Gilbert Islands, 38 km north of Tabiteuea, and 250 km south of Tarawa. The atoll is the third largest in the Gilbert Islands and is the island where Catholicism was first introduced to Kiribati, in 1888.
==Geography== thumb|240px|left|Nonouti Atoll The eastern side of the atoll is the primary permanent landmass. There is an islet on the northwest side of the atoll called Noumatong, which is uninhabited and is reserved as a bird sanctuary. The eastern area of the atoll consists of tiny islets and islands which form a continuous line.