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    Manra

    Manra Island, Sydney Island

    4°27′S 171°15′W

    Manra (previously: Sydney Island), is one of the Phoenix Islands in the Republic of Kiribati. It lies at 4°27′S 171°16′W. 7 sq mi). and an elevation of approximately six metres. Together with the seven other Phoenix Islands, it forms part of the Phoenix Islands Protected Area,.

    View across salty lagoon on Manra (formerly Sydney) Island, Phoenix Islands, Kiribati. Original field notes:Interior lagoon is partly filled in as part of the original atoll's evolution.
    View across salty lagoon on Manra (formerly Sydney) Island, Phoenix Islands, Kiribati. Original field notes:Interior lagoon is partly filled in as part of the original atoll's evolution.

    Angela K. Kepler / Public domain

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    4°27′S 171°15′W

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    Manra (previously: Sydney Island), is one of the Phoenix Islands in the Republic of Kiribati. It lies at 4°27′S 171°16′W. longitude, and has an area of 4.4 km2 (1.7 sq mi). and an elevation of approximately six metres. Together with the seven other Phoenix Islands, it forms part of the Phoenix Islands Protected Area,. Charles Darwin visited the island during his five-year voyage (1831-1836), following which in 1842 he published an explanation for the creation of coral atolls in the South Pacific. Though it has been occupied at various times in the past (including as late as 1963), Manra is currently uninhabited.

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    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
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