Kiritimati in a sentence

About 50 introduced plant species are found on Kiritimati; as most are plentiful around settlements, former military sites and roads, it seems that these only became established in the 20th century.

At least one, possibly several Gallirallus and/or Porzana rails make the most likely candidates, given their former presence in the region and that conditions on Kiritimati would seem well suited.

Birds Despite massive declines in recent decades, more sooty terns continue to nest on Kiritimati than anywhere else in the world.

By 1969, military interest in Kiritimati had ceased and the facilities were abandoned and for the most part dismantled.

Consequently, Kiritimati is one of the rather few places close to the Equator which have an effectively arid climate.

Conservation and extinction Sweetscent (Pluchea odorata) has become a serious weed in parts of Kiritimati.

During the Cold War there was some nuclear weapons testing in the Kiritimati area.

Extinction The type specimen of the Tuamotu sandpiper (Prosobonia cancellata) was collected on Kiritimati in 1778, probably on 1 or 2 January, during Captain Cook 's visit.

Flowers of beach naupaka ( Scaevola taccada ), Kiritimati's most typical woody plant.

Geography and climate 1977 nautical chart Kiritimati's roughly convert lagoon opens to the sea in the northwest; Burgle Channel (the entrance to the lagoon) is divided into the northern Cook Island Passage and the southern South Passage.

Geography Kiribati includes Kiritimati (Christmas Atoll; in the Line Islands), the largest coral atoll (in terms of land area, not dimensions) in the world, and Banaba (Ocean Island), one of the three great phosphate rock islands in the Pacific.

Given the uncertainties surrounding the introduction date and maximum population of the former, the cats seem to be the main culprits in the Kiritimati sandpiper's extinction.

Green turtles (Chelonia mydas) regularly nest in small numbers on Kiritimati.

However, no Spanish government has made any attempt in this respect, and this case remains as a historical curiosity related to Kiritimati.

Kiribati has two international airports ( Tarawa and Kiritimati ).

Kiribati's Wildlife Conservation Unit participates in the Kiritimati Development Committee and the Local Land Planning Board, and there exists an integrated program of wildlife conservation and education.

Kiritimati (Christmas Island) in the Line Islands is the world's largest atoll.

Kiritimati is the largest atoll in the world in terms of land area.

Kiritimati was discovered to Europeans by the Spanish expedition of Hernando de Grijalva in 1537, that charted it as Acea.

Kiritimati was occupied by the Allies in World War II ; the Americans took over the island garrison, allowing Australian troops to use it for mainland defense.