Buariki is an island in northern Tarawa Atoll in the Gilbert Islands of the Republic of Kiribati . It was the site of the Battle of Buariki in World War II .
4-660: Buariki may refer to several places in Kiribati: Buariki (Tarawa) , an island in northern Tarawa Atoll and site of the World War II Battle of Buariki Buariki, a village on Tarawa Buariki (Tabiteuea) , a settlement on Tabiteuea atoll Buariki (Aranuka) , the largest island in Aranuka Atoll Buariki, a village on the Aranuka Buariki (Kuria) ,
8-730: A tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round. In World War II , the final battle of the Tarawa campaign occurred here on 26 November 1943, when the United States ' 2nd Battalion 6th Marines fought the Battle of Buariki. The entire surviving Japanese force of 156, who had escaped Betio and were trapped at Buariki, fought to the death. The Marines had lost 34 men while 56 were wounded. 1°36′45″N 172°57′40″E / 1.61250°N 172.96111°E / 1.61250; 172.96111 This Kiribati location article
12-456: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Buariki (Tarawa) The village on the island, also named Buariki, is the northernmost village of Tarawa atoll and is in the administrative area of North Tarawa . Buariki lies 31 km from Bairiki in South Tarawa and 60 km from the neighboring atoll of Marakei . Buariki has
16-626: The larger of the two Kuria islands Buariki (Onotoa) , the northernmost island in the Onotoa Atoll [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Buariki&oldid=1121350735 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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