Banaba
E94656
Banaba is a raised coral island in the Pacific Ocean that is part of the Republic of Kiribati and is known for its rich phosphate deposits and dramatic environmental history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Banaba canonical | 4 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
island
ⓘ
phosphate island ⓘ raised coral island ⓘ |
| administeredWith | Gilbert and Ellice Islands ⓘ |
| area | about 6 square kilometres ⓘ |
| capitalOfIsland | Antereen village ⓘ |
| climate | tropical oceanic climate ⓘ |
| colonialPowerDuringMining | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| country | Kiribati ⓘ |
| demography | small resident population ⓘ |
| distanceFromTarawa | over 400 kilometres west of Tarawa ⓘ |
| elevation | about 81 metres ⓘ |
| environmentalImpact |
extensive landscape destruction
ⓘ
limited freshwater resources ⓘ loss of arable land ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Banabans
ⓘ
Kiribati people ⓘ
surface form:
I-Kiribati
|
| geologicalType |
coral limestone island
ⓘ
raised limestone platform ⓘ |
| hasSettlement |
Antereen village
ⓘ
Ooma village ⓘ Tabwewa village ⓘ |
| highestPoint |
about 81 metres above sea level
ⓘ
one of the highest points in Kiribati ⓘ |
| historicalAdministration |
Gilbert and Ellice Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
British colony of Gilbert and Ellice Islands
|
| knownFor |
dramatic environmental history
ⓘ
phosphate mining ⓘ rich phosphate deposits ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Gilbertese language ⓘ
surface form:
Gilbertese
|
| largestSettlement | Antereen village ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
Banaban land rights claims
ⓘ
compensation claims for phosphate mining ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Micronesia
ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kiribati
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Kiribati
|
| partOfIslandGroup | Gilbert Islands ⓘ |
| phosphateMiningBegan | early 20th century ⓘ |
| phosphateMiningEnded | late 1970s ⓘ |
| populationTrend | severely reduced by phosphate mining and relocation ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| relocatedPopulationCountry | Fiji ⓘ |
| relocatedPopulationTo | Rabi Island ⓘ |
| relocationPeriod | 1940s ⓘ |
| resource | phosphate rock ⓘ |
| sovereignState | Kiribati ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | phosphate supply for Australia and New Zealand ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC+12 ⓘ |
| transport | access mainly by sea ⓘ |
| waterSource |
limited groundwater lenses
ⓘ
rainwater tanks ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.