#kiritimati

[artandinnovate]

Enjoying a beautiful sunset in Kiritimati. In this part of the world, near the equator line, every evening is filled with vibrant orange colors. 🌅

[haveyoubeentothiscity]

Have you been to Tabwakea, Kiritimati, Kiribati?

Yes, I’ve lived here

Yes, I’ve been here

No

No, and I haven’t heard of this city before

Voting ended onJan 7, 2024

Tabwakea - Wikipedia

Tabwakea - Wikipedia

Population: 3,537

Time zone: UTC +14

Note that Tabwakea is also known as Tabakea, and Kiritimati is also known as Christmas Island.

[taffydragonblog]

I was just looking at Kiritimati/Christmas Island and noticed how it was historically used as a stopover point, just a place where people gathered supplies before continuing on, and had no real permanent human settlements for centuries since it was initially discovered by native Polynesians

Sonic was born in a liminal space

[worldcupfollower]

SOME BEAUTIFUL FLAGS - OF PACIFIC OCEAN NATIONS

KIRIBATI is in the central Pacific Ocean. Parts of the country (for instance Kiritimati - Christmas Island) are +14 hours GMT, and the first places on earth to receive the day’s sunrise. The country’s islands are north and south of the equator. The bird is a frigatebird.

NAURU is a single island nation, and one of the smallest in the world, just 21 sq.km. It is also remote, 300 kilometres from anywhere else. The blue colour on the flag represents the Pacific Ocean and the gold stripe the equator: the star represents Nauru. Nauru is one degree south of the equator.

PALAU has a population of about 21,000, and is made up of over 340 islands, situated between the Philippines and the island of New Guinea. The blue of the Paluan flag represents the Pacific Ocean. The yellow disc represents the full moon, a time of celebration in Palau, and is off-centre.

The MARSHALL ISLANDS flag, like the Nauru flag, represents it’s nation’s geographical position. The diagonal lines represent the equator - the star represents the Marshall Islands, which range around 9 degrees North. The flag was designed by the nation’s first First Lady, Emlain Kabua.

[humanoidhistory]

CHRISTMAS ISLAND – Behold the Pacific island of Kiritimati, the largest land area of any atoll on the planet. It’s also known as Christmas Island, named by Captain Cook when he arrived on Christmas Eve in 1777. “Kiritimati” is a respelling of the English word “Christmas” in the Kiribati language. The combination ti is pronounced s.

(NASA/Visible Earth)

[spectrometrie]

[9to5buzzcom]

On Dec 24, 1777, Kiritimati, also called Christmas Island, is discovered by James Cook.

[virtualnotmx]

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