Carteret Islands
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The Carteret Islands are a low-lying atoll in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, widely known as one of the world’s first communities forced to relocate due to climate change and rising sea levels.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
atoll
ⓘ
island group ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | part of Autonomous Region of Bougainville ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Carteret Atoll
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kilinit Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Tulun Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| archipelago | Solomon Islands archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfRelocation |
climate change
ⓘ
inundation of land ⓘ |
| characteristic | low-lying coral atoll ⓘ |
| climate | tropical ⓘ |
| country | Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Philip Carteret NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1767 ⓘ |
| distanceFromBougainvilleIsland | approximately 80–90 kilometers northeast GENERATED ⓘ |
| economy |
small-scale fishing
ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 1.5 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Bougainvilleans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foodSecurityIssue | crop loss from saltwater intrusion ⓘ |
| governedBy | Autonomous Bougainville Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature | small, low-lying islets ⓘ |
| hasType | ring-shaped coral reef ⓘ |
| hazard |
flooding
ⓘ
storm surges ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being among the first communities to relocate due to climate change
ⓘ
climate change–induced displacement ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Autonomous Region of Bougainville
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Melanesia ⓘ South Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Philip Carteret NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Bougainville Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| population | a few thousand inhabitants ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage |
Halia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tok Pisin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryReligion | Christianity ⓘ |
| region | Oceania ⓘ |
| relocationDestination | Bougainville Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relocationStart | mid-2000s ⓘ |
| seaLevelRiseImpact |
contamination of freshwater sources
ⓘ
loss of habitable land ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
coastal erosion
ⓘ
saltwater intrusion ⓘ sea level rise ⓘ |
| UNFCCCRelevance | example of climate-induced displacement ⓘ |
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