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    Tabuaeran

    Fanning Island

    3°49′N 159°19′W

    Tabuaeran, also known as Fanning Island, is an atoll that is part of the Line Islands of the central Pacific Ocean and part of the island nation of Kiribati. The land area is 33.73 square kilometres (13.02 square miles), and the population in 2015 was 2,315. The maximum elevation is about 3 m (10 ft) above high tide.

    The lagoon entrance (English Harbour) at Fanning Island (Tabuaeran), Line Islands, Pacific Ocean
    The lagoon entrance (English Harbour) at Fanning Island (Tabuaeran), Line Islands, Pacific Ocean

    Dr. James P. McVey, NOAA Sea Grant Program / Public domain

    Terrain

    3°49′N 159°19′W

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    Tabuaeran, also known as Fanning Island, is an atoll that is part of the Line Islands of the central Pacific Ocean and part of the island nation of Kiribati. The land area is 33.73 square kilometres (13.02 square miles), and the population in 2015 was 2,315. The maximum elevation is about 3 m (10 ft) above high tide. The lagoon has an area of 110 square kilometres (42 square miles). The deepest water in the lagoon is about 15 metres (49 feet), but most of it is very shallow.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Northern Line Islands

    • Kiritimati

      546 km²▲ 13 m

      Major islands

    • Teraina

      14.5 km²▲ 30 m

      Minor islands

    • Unnamed island

      10.1 km²▲ 29 m

      Minor islands

    • Unnamed island

      10 km²▲ 24 m

      Minor islands

    • Aviation Island

      1.1 km²▲ 26 m

      Minor islands

    • Bird Island

      0.54 km²▲ 24 m

      Minor islands

    • Motu Upou

      0.36 km²▲ 5 m

      Minor islands

    • Cook Island

      0.29 km²▲ 4 m

      Minor islands

    Also in Line Islands

    • Kiritimati

      546 km²▲ 13 m

      Major islands

    • Malden Island

      37.1 km²▲ 9 m

      Minor islands

    • Starbuck Island

      24.8 km²▲ 9 m

      Minor islands

    • Teraina

      14.5 km²▲ 30 m

      Minor islands

    • Unnamed island

      10.1 km²▲ 29 m

      Minor islands

    • Unnamed island

      10 km²▲ 24 m

      Minor islands

    • Jarvis Island

      4.5 km²▲ 7 m

      Minor islands

    • Palmyra Atoll

      3.9 km²▲ 2 m

      Minor islands

    Also in Kiribati

    Also in Micronesia

    • Federated States of Micronesia

      702 km²

      Major islands

    • Tabukaokao

      586 km²▲ 10 m

      Major islands

    • Kiritimati

      546 km²▲ 13 m

      Major islands

    • Guam

      543 km²▲ 406 m

      Major islands

    • Palau

      466 km²

      Major islands

    • Saipan

      119 km²▲ 474 m

      Major islands

    • Tinian

      101 km²▲ 181 m

      Major islands

    • Abanekeneke

      99.9 km²▲ 21 m

      Major islands

    Also in Polynesia

    • New Zealand

      268,021 km²

      Major islands

    • Samoa

      2,842 km²

      Minor islands

    • Rangiroa

      1,446 km²▲ 12 m

      Minor islands

    • Fakarava

      1,112 km²

      Minor islands

    • Tonga

      749 km²

      Minor islands

    • Hao

      720 km²▲ 3 m

      Minor islands

    • Apataki

      706 km²

      Minor islands

    • Makemo

      603 km²

      Minor islands

    Also in Leeward Islands

    • New Zealand

      268,021 km²

      Major islands

    • Samoa

      2,842 km²

      Minor islands

    • Rangiroa

      1,446 km²▲ 12 m

      Minor islands

    • Fakarava

      1,112 km²

      Minor islands

    • Tonga

      749 km²

      Minor islands

    • Hao

      720 km²▲ 3 m

      Minor islands

    • Apataki

      706 km²

      Minor islands

    • Makemo

      603 km²

      Minor islands

    Also in Society Islands

    • New Zealand

      268,021 km²

      Major islands

    • Samoa

      2,842 km²

      Minor islands

    • Rangiroa

      1,446 km²▲ 12 m

      Minor islands

    • Fakarava

      1,112 km²

      Minor islands

    • Tahiti

      1,044 km²▲ 2,241 m

      Minor islands

    • Tonga

      749 km²

      Minor islands

    • Hao

      720 km²▲ 3 m

      Minor islands

    • Apataki

      706 km²

      Minor islands

    Also in Pacific Islands

    • New Guinea

      774,566 km²▲ 4,884 m

      Major islands

    • Japan

      377,974 km²

      Major islands

    • New Zealand

      268,021 km²

      Major islands

    • Honshu

      227,970 km²▲ 3,776 m

      Major islands

    • Luzon

      104,935 km²▲ 2,928 m

      Major islands

    • Mindanao

      93,885 km²▲ 2,954 m

      Major islands

    • Hokkaido

      77,983 km²▲ 2,291 m

      Minor islands

    • Sakhalin

      74,571 km²▲ 1,609 m

      Minor islands

    Sources

    Facts

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

    Photographs