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Banaba [notes 1] (/ b ə ˈ n ɑː b ə /; formerly Ocean Island) is an island of Kiribati in the Pacific Ocean. A solitary raised coral island west of the Gilbert Island Chain , it is the westernmost point of Kiribati, lying 185 miles (298 km) east of Nauru , which is also its nearest neighbour.
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Nov. 13—Project Banaba, Bishop Museum's latest exhibit, displays contemporary art that tells the history of Banaba Island through the eyes of artist Katerina Teaiwa. Project Banaba, Bishop ...
A map of Kiribati Kiribati's Gilbert Islands. The total land area mass total 811 km 2 (313 sq mi). It includes three island groups - Gilbert Islands, Line Islands, Phoenix Islands. Most of the land on these islands is less than two metres above sea level. [2] Including the amount of water, the total water and land area is 2485 square miles.
1.1.1 Banaba. 1.2 Northern Gilbert Islands. 1.2.1 Makin. 1.2.2 Butaritari. 1.2.3 Marakei. 1.2.4 Abaiang. ... Map of Kiribati. This is a list of towns and villages in ...
Banaba (or Ocean Island) is a raised-coral island. It was once a rich source of phosphates, but was exhausted in mining before independence. [108] [109] The rest of the land in Kiribati consists of the sand and reef rock islets of atolls or coral islands, which rise only one or two meters above sea level. [citation needed]
In the early to mid 20th century the principal source of income for Gilbert islanders was from working on the production of phosphate from the deposits on Banaba (Ocean Island), an island to the west of the Gilbert Islands. [19] In addition, coconut palms were cultivated on some of the islands. All labor was supervised by the British and every ...