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Tabwakea
Also known as Tabakea, Tabwakea Village
Tabwakea is the largest village on the island of Kiritimati, within the archipelago of Line Islands of Kiribati.
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- Locality
- Kiritimati
- Region
- Line Islands
- Country
- Kiribati
- Population
- 1,881
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Tabwakea is the largest village on the island of Kiritimati, within the archipelago of Line Islands of Kiribati.
== Name == Tabwakea means turtle in Gilbertese, which refers to the island's first name given by James Cook, Turtles Island, which later became Christmas Island (Kiritimati).
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