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Place nameKiritimati
Other namesChristmas Island
CountryKiribati
Latitude2
Longitude-157.5
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
World's largest coral atoll; comprises half of the total area of the nation of Kiribati; was known to navigators since around 1650; was charted by British explorer Cook in 1777; occupied by Japanese 1942-1945; used as airbase.
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- South East Point (Kiribati)
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- Poland (Kiribati)
- South West Point (Kiribati)
- Wrecks, Bay of (Kiribati)
- Benson Point (Kiribati)
- Bridges Point (Kiribati)
- Vaskess Bay (Kiribati)
- North East Point (Kiribati)
- North West Point (Kiribati)
- Manulu Lagoon (Kiribati)
- Isles Lagoon, The (Kiribati)
- Saint Stanislas Bay (Kiribati)
- London (Kiribati)