Makin

E351600

atoll

Makin is a small atoll in the northern Gilbert Islands of Kiribati, known for its traditional Micronesian culture and World War II history.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Makin canonical	2
Makin (village)	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	atoll ⓘ
administrativeDivisionOf	Kiribati ⓘ
archipelago	Gilbert Islands ⓘ
climate	tropical marine climate ⓘ
country	Kiribati ⓘ
countrySubdivision	Gilbert Islands ⓘ surface form: Gilbert Islands group
economy	fishing ⓘ subsistence agriculture ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Kiribati people ⓘ surface form: I-Kiribati
governedBy	Makin Atoll ⓘ surface form: Island Council of Makin
hasCapital	Kiebu ⓘ
hasCulturalRegion	Micronesia ⓘ
hasEnvironmentIssue	coastal erosion ⓘ sea-level rise vulnerability ⓘ
hasFeature	coconut plantations ⓘ coral reef ⓘ lagoon ⓘ
hasHeritage	Micronesian navigation traditions ⓘ traditional canoe-building ⓘ traditional dance ⓘ
hasLanguage	English ⓘ Gilbertese language ⓘ surface form: Gilbertese
hasTransport	boat connections to other Gilbert Islands ⓘ
knownFor	Makin Island raids during World War II ⓘ World War II history ⓘ traditional Micronesian culture ⓘ
largestSettlement	Kiebu ⓘ
locatedIn	Gilbert Islands ⓘ Northern Gilbert Islands ⓘ Northern Pacific Ocean ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ
partOf	Northern Gilbert Islands ⓘ surface form: Northern Gilbert Islands chain Kiribati ⓘ surface form: Republic of Kiribati
region	Micronesia ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
sovereignState	Kiribati ⓘ
timeZone	UTC+12 ⓘ
WWIIEvent	Japanese occupation during World War II ⓘ U.S. Marine Raiders assault in 1942 ⓘ

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

Gilbert Islands → hasIsland → Makin ⓘ

Makin Atoll → capitalOfLocalGovernmentArea → Makin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Makin (village)

Northern Gilbert Islands → hasPart → Makin ⓘ