page_title: Banaba
hierarchical_section_title: Banaba
caption_attribution_description: English: Astronaut photo of Banaba, Kiribati with villages and main landmarks Map errors: Location of Antereen is wrong, Tabwewa is at that location Location of Tabewa (sic!) is wrong, Tabiang = Antereen is at that location
context_page_description: Banaba, an island of Kiribati in the Pacific Ocean, and as a solitary raised coral island west of the Gilbert Island chain, it is the Westernmost of Kiribati, that is 185 miles east of Nauru. It has an area of 6.0 km², and the highest point on the island is also the highest point in Kiribati, at 81 metres high. Along with Nauru and Makatea, it is one of the important elevated phosphate-rich islands of the Pacific.
context_section_description: Banaba (/bəˈnɑːbə/; also Ocean Island), an island of Kiribati in the Pacific Ocean, and as a solitary raised coral island west of the Gilbert Island chain, it is the Westernmost of Kiribati, that is 185 miles (298 km) east of Nauru. It has an area of 6.0 km², and the highest point on the island is also the highest point in Kiribati, at 81 metres (266 ft) high. Along with Nauru and Makatea (French Polynesia), it is one of the important elevated phosphate-rich islands of the Pacific.
caption: Banaba Island (formerly Ocean Island)
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