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World War II: Tarawa and Makin atolls fall to American forces.
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Tarawa
Atoll in the South Pacific
Tarawa is an atoll and the capital of the Republic of Kiribati, in the Micronesia region of the central Pacific Ocean. It comprises North Tarawa, which has 6,629 inhabitants and much in common with other more remote islands of the Gilbert group, and South Tarawa, which has…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Butaritari
Atoll in the Pacific Ocean island nation of Kiribati
Butaritari is an atoll in the Pacific Ocean island nation of Kiribati. The atoll is roughly four-sided. The south and southeast portion of the atoll comprises a nearly continuous islet. The atoll reef is continuous but almost without islets along the north side. Bikati and…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Atoll
Ring-shaped coral reef
An atoll is a ring-shaped island, including a coral rim that encircles a lagoon. There may be coral islands or cays on the rim. Atolls are located in warm tropical or subtropical parts of the oceans and seas where corals can develop. Most of the approximately 440 atolls in the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)