Tebua Tarawa (Gilbert Islands)

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Tebua Tarawa is a sunken island that belongs to the Tarawa Atoll of the Gilbert Islands in the Republic of Kiribati .

Tebua Tarawa was a motu of the atoll that was formerly used as a landing site by fishermen. However, it sank in the sea in 1999, similar to Abanuea in previous years.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Islands disappear under rising seas , BBC News, June 14, 1999, accessed July 7, 2020

Coordinates: 3 ° 20 ′ 15 "  N , 172 ° 58 ′ 51.6"  E