Eanikai
island
Eanikai is located in Kiribati
Eanikai
Eanikai
Eanikai is located in Micronesia
Eanikai
Eanikai
Eanikai is located in Oceania
Eanikai
Eanikai
Eanikai is located in Pacific Ocean
Eanikai
Eanikai
Coordinates: 1°9′13.18″S 174°42′53.6″E / 1.1536611°S 174.714889°E / -1.1536611; 174.714889
Country Kiribati
StateGilbert Islands
Council of the islandTabiteuea
Area
 • Total22.42 km2 (8.66 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+12 (NZST)

Aanikai is the main island of North Tabiteuea, in Kiribati.[1][2]

Its surface area is 22.4 km2 (about 24 km2 of the entire northern part of the atoll).

The following communities are found on Eanikai:

Savanna climate prevails in the area. Annual average temperature in the area is 24 °C. The warmest month is January, when the average temperature is 26 °C, and the coldest is December, with 24 °C.[3] Average annual precipitation is 1,112 millimeters. The rainiest month is June, with an average of 168 mm precipitation, and the driest is November, with 16 mm of precipitation.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Camus, Guigone (2014). Tabiteuea Kiribati (Beaux-Arts) (in French). HAZAN. pp. 51–52. ISBN 9-782754-10787-7.
  2. ↑ Camus, Guigone (2017). ""The case of the Tabiteuea atoll", In: Bambridge T. and Latouche J-P., Pacific atolls in the face of climate change" (PDF) (in French). pp. 121–172.
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