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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.
The population of Banaba in the 2010 census was 295. [22] ... each tribe headed by two principal chiefs. The tribes were organized on a feudal basis. In theory, "all ...
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 ...
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]
Katerina Teaiwa (born Katerina Martina Teaiwa), is a Pacific scholar, artist and teacher of Banaban, I-Kiribati and African American heritage. [1] Teaiwa is well known for her scholarly and artistic work that focuses on the history of British Phosphate Commissioners mining activity in the Pacific during the 1900s and the consequent displacement of Banabans.
Lagerstroemia speciosa (giant crepe-myrtle, Queen's crepe-myrtle, banabá plant, or pride of India, or "Queen's Flower" or "Jarul" [2] [3]) is a species of Lagerstroemia native to tropical southern Asia.
Nauru, [c] officially the Republic of Nauru [d], formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country in Micronesia, part of the Oceania region in the Central Pacific.It is a microstate and its nearest neighbour is Banaba of Kiribati about 300 km (190 mi) to the east.
Some branches of the tribe have also developed their own mottos, fables, and proverbs. It is a common practice for branches of the Banu Abs tribe to maintain private family genealogies and histories that trace their patrilineal lines from their modern members all the way back to Abs, Adnan, Ishmael, Abraham, and ultimately to Adam. These ...