Bikeman

Bikeman
Former location of Bikeman in the Tarawa lagoon
Waters	Pacific Ocean
Archipelago	Gilbert Islands
Geographical location	1 ° 23 ′  N , 172 ° 59 ′  E Coordinates: 1 ° 23 ′  N , 172 ° 59 ′  E

Bikeman was a motu of the Tarawa Atoll in the Gilbert Islands of the Republic of Kiribati .

geography

Nippon Causeway, between Bairiki and Betio.

Bikeman sank in the 1990s as a result of changes in currents after a dam was built between the islands of Betio and Bairiki , south of the former island.

Web links

• That sinking feeling. In: Honolulu Star Bulletin April 20, 2001. “A fisherman wades over land that was formerly above water. The lost island of Bikeman offers a vivid example of the danger facing Pacific islands as global warming causes rising waters. "

Individual evidence

1. ^ TIME: Pacific Journey. 2007-01-23