Rabi Island

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Rabi Island is a Fijian island best known as the home of the Banaban people, who were resettled there from Banaba in the mid-20th century.

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All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Rabi Island canonical 4

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf island
administeredBy Rabi Island Council of Leaders NERFINISHED
belongsTo Melanesia NERFINISHED
capitalSettlement Nuku NERFINISHED
country Fiji NERFINISHED
culturallyLinkedTo Micronesia NERFINISHED
demographicFeature majority Banaban population
ethnoCulturalIdentity Banaban NERFINISHED
governanceStatus special administrative area within Fiji
governingCountry Republic of Fiji NERFINISHED
hasBodyOfWater South Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
hasEthnicGroup Banabans NERFINISHED
Indo-Fijians NERFINISHED
iTaukei Fijians NERFINISHED
hasVillage Buakonikai NERFINISHED
Nuku NERFINISHED
Tabwewa NERFINISHED
Uma NERFINISHED
historicalConnection Banaba NERFINISHED
Kiribati NERFINISHED
homeOf Banaban people NERFINISHED
knownFor Banaban culture preservation
Banaban resettlement
largestSettlement Nuku NERFINISHED
localLanguage Fijian
Gilbertese
Hindi NERFINISHED
locatedIn Cakaudrove Province NERFINISHED
Northern Division, Fiji NERFINISHED
Pacific Ocean
nearIsland Kioa NERFINISHED
Vanua Levu NERFINISHED
officialLanguage English
partOf Vanua Levu Group NERFINISHED
purchasedBy British Phosphate Commission NERFINISHED
purchasedFor resettlement of Banaban people
regionType outer island
religion Christianity
resettlementFrom Banaba NERFINISHED
resettlementPeriod mid-20th century
settledBy Banaban people NERFINISHED
timezone UTC+12
transportConnection boat services from Vanua Levu
usedFor permanent human settlement

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Banaba relocatedPopulationTo Rabi Island
Banaba Island resettlementLocation Rabi Island
Ocean Island relocatedPopulationTo Rabi Island
Cakaudrove Province includesIsland Rabi Island