KIRIBATI- Gone in 60 years

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American marines assault a Japanese bunker
during the Battle of Tarawa, November 1943.
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The U.S Marines fought the Japanese on the
small island nation of Kiribati in the Pacific
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Battle of Tarawa
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Bonriki_International_Airport
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Kiribati (phát âm /ˈkɪrɨbæs/ ( listen) KIRR-i-bas;[1] Gilbertese: [ˈkiɾibas]), tên chính thức là Cộng hòa Kiribati, là một
quốc đảo có khí hậu nhiệt đới nằm ở vùng trung tâm Thái Bình Dương. Nước này có tổng cộng 32 đảo san hô vòng và
một đảo san hô cao, chiếm tổng cộng một diện tích khoảng 3.5 triệu kilomet vuông, (1.351.000 dặm vuông) gần rải rác
quanh đường xích đạo, và giáp với Đường đổi ngày Quốc tế về phía đông.
Cái tên Kiribati là phát âm địa phương của từ "Gilberts", xuất phát từ đảo chính của nước này là Quần đảo Gilbert.
Kiribati giành được độc lập từ Anh Quốc vào năm 1979. Nước này là một thành viên thuộc Khối Thịnh vượng chung Anh,
Quỹ Tiền tệ Quốc tế và Ngân hàng Thế giới, và trở thành thành viên đầy đủ của Liên hiệp Quốc vào năm 1999.
Nguồn : vi.wikipedia.org
Kiribati ([kɪribas] kirr-i-bas[4] or ˈkɪrəˈbɑdi;[5] Gilbertese: [ˈkiɾibas]), officially the Republic of Kiribati, is an island
nation in the central tropical Pacific Ocean. The permanent population is just over 100,000 (2011),[6] and the nation is
composed of 32 atolls and one raised coral island, dispersed over 3.5 million square kilometres, (1,351,000 square miles)
straddling the equator, and bordering the International Date Line at its easternmost point.
The name Kiribati is the local pronunciation of "Gilberts", derived from the main island chain, the Gilbert Islands, which
in turn were named after the British explorer Thomas Gilbert, who discovered them.[7] The capital, South Tarawa,
consists of a number of islets connected through a series of causeways, located in the Tarawa archipelago. Kiribati became
independent from the United Kingdom in 1979. It is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the IMF and the World
Bank, and became a full member of the United Nations in 1999. Source: en.wikipedia.org
Ribaberiki Kiribati

Kiribati Presidential_Residence
Kiribati Parliament House
Kiribati supermarket
Bonriki_International_Airport welcome

• Photographer David Gray spent time documenting life in the Pacific
Island nation of Kiribati, a chain of 33 islands that stand just a few feet
above sea level, spread over a huge expanse of otherwise empty ocean.
Studies show surrounding sea levels are rising, and Kiribati President
Anote Tong has predicted his country will likely become uninhabitable
in 30-60 years because of inundation and contamination of its fresh
water supplies. Nevertheless, while climate change poses a serious
longer-term threat, many people now recognise that breakneck
population growth is a more immediate problem, particularly for those
crowded onto Kiribati's main island of South Tarawa. Read David's
personal account here. 35 PHOTOS
• Source : www.reuters.com

North and South Tarawa are seen from the air in the central
Pacific island nation of Kiribati May 23, 2013. REUTERS/David Gray

The wreckage of a ship lies in water near Bikeman Islet, located off South
Tarawa in the central Pacific island nation of Kiribati May 25,
2013. REUTERS/David Gray

A boat being repaired sits on the reef-mud flats of the lagoon
located at South Tarawa in the central Pacific island nation of
Kiribati May 23, 2013. REUTERS/David Gray

Young boys cover each other in reef-mud near the village of
Ambo located on South Tarawa in the central Pacific island
nation of Kiribati May 25, 2013. REUTERS/David Gray

A woman uses a fork to dig for shellfish on the reef-mud flats of the lagoon located
at South Tarawa in the central Pacific island nation of Kiribati May 23,
2013.REUTERS/David Gray

A dog seeks shade from one mangrove tree
as a woman uses a fork to dig for shellfish on
the reef-mud flats of the lagoon located at
South Tarawa in the central Pacific island
nation of Kiribati May 24,

A young boy covered in reef-mud reacts as he stands
with other boys in the village of Ambo located on
South Tarawa in the central Pacific island nation of
Kiribati May 25, 2013. REUTERS/David Gra

An abandoned house that has been
effected by sea-water during high-tides
can be seen next to a small lagoon
located near the village of Tangintebu
on South Tarawa in the central Pacific
island nation of Kiribati May 25,

Young children run through the village of
Betio on South Tarawa in the central Pacific

A woman prepares to feed a patient
lieing on a bed placed outside due to
lack of space at the Nawerewere
Hospital on South Tarawa in the
central Pacific island nation of Kiribati
May 25, 2013. REUTERS/David Gray

A baby lies on a bed in the maternity ward of
the Nawerewere Hospital on South Tarawa in
the central Pacific island nation of Kiribati May
25, 2013. Kiribati has the highest infant-
mortality rate in the western Pacific, more than
five times that of Australia. REUTERS/David Gray

Members of the congregation stand
outside the church on South Tarawa in
the central Pacific island nation of
Kiribati May 26, 2013. REUTERS/David
Gray

A woman sits atop a grave in a graveyard
located near the town of Bairiki on South
Tarawa in the central Pacific island nation of

A man sleeps in a hammock above graves
in the village of Betio on South Tarawa in
the central Pacific island nation of Kiribati

A girl sits on a log located near her
home and next to the roots of a tree
that have been exposed as a result of
high-tides near the village of
Teaorereke on South Tarawa in the
central Pacific island nation of Kiribati

A young girl stands on an old
World War II Japanese bunker, that
is being used as a pig sty, located
next to her home in the village of
Betio on South Tarawa in the
central Pacific island nation of
Kiribati May 23,

A toy bear sits next to a battery storing
solar power in the home of Binata
Pinata on Bikeman Islet, located off
South Tarawa in the central Pacific

A boy washes himself with water
from a well outside his home in
the village of Antebuka located on

A man lowers a tin into a well to
collect water in the village of Betio on

Binata Pinata checks the roof of her home
as a storm approaches Bikeman Islet,
located off South Tarawa in the central
Pacific island nation of Kiribati May 25,

Rubbish lies in a dumping ground on South

A man swims next to a man-made wall built
to stop the rising tides located near the
village of Eita on South Tarawa in the central
Pacific island nation of Kiribati May 26,

A fisherman walks in shallow water near the
shoreline near the village of Tangintebu on South
Kiribati May 25, 2013.REUTERS/David Gray

Newly-made sandbags sit atop the 'Nippon' causeway,
so-named after it was financed by Japan, that connects
the town of Bairiki and Betio on South Tarawa in the
central Pacific island nation of Kiribati May 25,

A local villager wades through a small lagoon that at
high-tide laps at the base of homes near the village of
Tangintebu on South Tarawa in the central Pacific island

A full moon rises behind a young boy
as he stands in the doorway of a
store called the 'Sunrise Store'
located in the village of Ambo
located on South Tarawa in the
Kiribati May 25,

A sign misspelling the word
Chinese hangs above a
restaurant in the village of Ambo
located on South Tarawa in the
Kiribati May 26,

A boy stands atop an old World War
II gun used by the Japanese located
near the village of Betio on South
Tarawa in the central Pacific island
nation of Kiribati May 26,

The huts built by Binata Pinata and her
husband Kaibakia can be seen above the tidal
mark on Bikeman Islet, located off South

A boat floats on the lagoon near Bikeman Islet,
located off South Tarawa in the central Pacific

Storm clouds can be seen above the small huts and
tower on Bikeman Islet, located off South Tarawa in
the central Pacific island nation of Kiribati May 25,

Shifting sands can be seen as Kaibakia Pinata
walks from his huts to cast his fishing nets on
Bikeman Islet, located off South Tarawa in the
central Pacific island nation of Kiribati May 25,

Binata Pinata scales a fish her husband
Kaibakia just caught as she sits just off
Bikeman Islet, located off South Tarawa in
the central Pacific island nation of Kiribati

Binata Pinata stands atop a rock holding a fish her
husband Kaibakia just caught below her on Bikeman Islet,
located off South Tarawa in the central Pacific island

A storm approaches as Binata Pinata and her
husband Kaibakia walk back to their huts after
fishing on Bikeman Islet, located off South

An island country (33 islands) of the
west-central Pacific Ocean

Blue-water fishing with Kim Anderson, Dive
Kiribati, Christmas Island, Kiribati

Fairy Basslet Fish Dart among Blooms of Lettuce Coral
near the Phoenix Islands, Kiribati, Micronesia. Paul
Nicklen-National Geographic

Fanning Island , they don't have there
phones, electricity, gas,…

Millennium Island, Republic of Kiribati,
South Pacific Ocean

Kiribati-Island
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