Banaba
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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.
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 NERFINISHED → |
| country | Kiribati NERFINISHED → |
| 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
NERFINISHED
→
Pacific Ocean → |
| partOf | Republic of Kiribati NERFINISHED → |
| partOfIslandGroup | Gilbert Islands NERFINISHED → |
| phosphateMiningBegan | early 20th century → |
| phosphateMiningEnded | late 1970s → |
| populationTrend | severely reduced by phosphate mining and relocation → |
| religion | Christianity → |
| relocatedPopulationCountry | Fiji → |
| relocatedPopulationTo | Rabi Island NERFINISHED → |
| relocationPeriod | 1940s → |
| resource | phosphate rock → |
| sovereignState | Kiribati NERFINISHED → |
| strategicImportance | phosphate supply for Australia and New Zealand → |
| timeZone | UTC+12 → |
| transport | access mainly by sea → |
| waterSource |
limited groundwater lenses
→
rainwater tanks → |