Nikumaroro

Nikumaroro

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 7.5 km long by 2.5 km 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 marine reserve contains eight coral atolls including Nikumaroro. Nikumaroro has notably been the focus of considerable speculation and exploration as a possible location where pilot Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan might have landed in July 1937 when they vanished during their ill-fated flight to circumnavigate the globe.

Data Source : Wikipedia

• Entity:  Location

• Archipelago:  Phoenix Islands
• Length:  6 Km (Mi)
• Width:  2 Km (Mi)
• Wikidata description:  Island
• Wikidata label:  Nikumaroro
• Wikidata aliases:  Nikumaroro, Gardner Island

• Related Topics:  Desert Island - An Uninhabited Island, Desert Island, Or Deserted Island, Is An Island, Islet, Or Atoll Which Lacks Permanent Human Population. Uninhabited Islands Are Often Depicted In Films Or Stories About Shipwrecked People, And Are Also Used As Stereotypes For The Idea Of "Paradise"., Phoenix Islands - The Phoenix Islands, Or Rawaki, Are A Group Of Eight Atolls And Two Submerged Coral Reefs That Lie East Of The Gilbert Islands And West Of The Line Islands In The Polynesia Sub-Region Of Oceania, In The Central Pacific Ocean North Of Samoa. They Are Part Of The Republic Of Kiribati., Phoenix Islands (Kiribati), Uninhabited Islands Of Kiribati, Phoenix Islands Settlement Scheme, Former Populated Places In Oceania, Former Disputed Islands, Former Regions And Territories Of The United States, Seabird Colonies