Kiritimati

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Kiritimati is a large coral atoll in the central Pacific Ocean, notable for its role in nuclear testing history and as one of the first places on Earth to experience each new day.

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Kiritimati canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coral atoll
island
administrativeCenterOf Line Islands
surface form: Line Islands (Kiribati)
alsoKnownAs Christmas Island
Christmas Island
surface form: Christmas Island (Pacific Ocean)
areaRank one of the world’s largest coral atolls by land area
belongsToIslandNation Kiribati
climate tropical
country Kiribati
countryCallingCode +686
countryCapital South Tarawa
crossedBy Equator
surface form: Equator (nearby, just north)
dateLineShiftedByCountry Kiribati 1995 time zone change
governedAsPartOf Line Islands
surface form: Line Islands (Kiribati administrative division)
hasAirport Cassidy International Airport
hasEcosystemType coral reef
tropical atoll
hasFeature extensive coconut plantations
large lagoon system
hasImportantBirdAreaStatus true
hasSettlement Banana
London, Kiritimati
Poland (settlement)
Tabwakea
holidayAssociation Christmas
languageSpoken English
Gilbertese language
surface form: Gilbertese
liesEastOf International Date Line (adjusted for Kiribati)
locatedIn Central Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
nameDerivedFrom Gilbertese pronunciation of "Christmas"
nuclearTestsPeriod 1950s
1960s
oceanRegion Micronesia-Polynesia border area
Polynesia
oneOfFirstPlacesToSeeNewDay true
partOf Line Islands
Kiribati
surface form: Republic of Kiribati
partOfIslandGroup Line Islands
surface form: Northern Line Islands
religionMajority Christianity
sovereignState Kiribati
timeZone UTC+14
usedByForNuclearTests United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
usedFor birdwatching
fishing
nuclear weapons testing
spacecraft tracking and telemetry in some periods
tourism

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kiribati hasAtoll Kiritimati
Line Islands hasPart Kiritimati