Beru

E91904
coral atoll island populated place

Beru is a low-lying coral atoll in the southern Gilbert Islands of Kiribati, known for its traditional villages, lagoon, and vulnerability to sea-level rise.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coral atoll ⓘ
island ⓘ
populated place ⓘ
administrativeDivisionOf Kiribati NERFINISHED ⓘ
country Kiribati NERFINISHED ⓘ
governedBy local island council ⓘ
hasChallenge climate change adaptation ⓘ
coastal protection needs ⓘ
limited freshwater resources ⓘ
hasClimate tropical marine climate ⓘ
hasCulturalPractice community-based fishing practices ⓘ
traditional navigation ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity copra production ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ
hasEcosystem coastal mangroves ⓘ
coral lagoon ecosystem ⓘ
hasFeature causeway ⓘ
coral reef ⓘ
lagoon ⓘ
low-lying topography ⓘ
ocean shoreline ⓘ
traditional villages ⓘ
hasLandUse coconut plantations ⓘ
village residential areas ⓘ
hasNaturalResource coconut palms ⓘ
lagoon fisheries ⓘ
reef fisheries ⓘ
hasReligion Christianity ⓘ
hasRisk flooding ⓘ
saltwater intrusion into groundwater ⓘ
hasSettlementType village-based communities ⓘ
hasTransport airstrip ⓘ
small boat transport ⓘ
locatedIn Gilbert Islands ⓘ
Micronesia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ
Gilbert Islands ⓘ
surface form: Southern Gilbert Islands
partOf Gilbert Islands ⓘ
surface form: Gilbert Islands group

Line Islands ⓘ
surface form: Line and Phoenix Islands administrative area of Kiribati

Republic of Kiribati NERFINISHED ⓘ
usesLanguage English ⓘ
Gilbertese language ⓘ
surface form: Gilbertese
vulnerableTo coastal erosion ⓘ
sea-level rise ⓘ
storm surges ⓘ

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Kiribati → hasAtoll → Beru ⓘ