Northern Gilbert Islands

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The Northern Gilbert Islands are a group of low-lying coral atolls and islands in the central Pacific Ocean that form the northern part of Kiribati’s Gilbert Islands chain.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
island group
administrativeDivisionOf Kiribati
capitalIslandOfCountryLocatedHere Tarawa NERFINISHED
climate tropical
composedOf coral atolls
containsNationalCapital South Tarawa NERFINISHED
country Kiribati
economicActivity copra production
fishing
subsistence agriculture
elevation low-lying
environmentalIssue climate change impacts
coastal erosion
saltwater intrusion
ethnicGroup I-Kiribati
linked to: Kiribati people
formsPartOf Republic of Kiribati
linked to: Kiribati
geology coral reef formations
governedAs part of Kiribati island councils
hasPart Abaiang NERFINISHED
Abemama
Aranuka
Butaritari
Kuria
Maiana
Makin
Marakei
Nonouti
Tarawa NERFINISHED
historicalRegionOf British Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony
languageSpoken English
Gilbertese
linked to: Gilbertese language
locatedIn Micronesia
central Pacific Ocean
northOf Southern Gilbert Islands
linked to: Southern Gilberts
ocean Pacific Ocean
partOf Gilbert Islands
regionType northern part of Gilbert Islands
religion Christianity
sea Pacific Ocean
seaLevelRisk vulnerable to sea-level rise
sovereignState Kiribati
subdivisionOf Gilbert Islands chain
linked to: Gilbert Islands
timeZone UTC+12
transport served by inter-island boats
served by small airfields on some islands

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Butaritari locatedIn Northern Gilbert Islands
Marakei partOf Northern Gilbert Islands
Makin locatedIn Northern Gilbert Islands
Makin partOf Northern Gilbert Islands chain
linked to: Northern Gilbert Islands
Tanimaiaki Village locatedInRegion Northern Gilbert Islands