Native name: Sydney Island | |
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 Hypersaline lagoon on Manra Island | |
 Map of Manra Island | |
  Manra Location of Manra in Kiribati and the Pacific Ocean  Manra Manra (Oceania) | |
| Geography | |
| Archipelago | Phoenix Islands |
| Area | 4.4 km2 (1.7 sq mi) |
| Administration | |
Kiribati | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
4°27′S 171°16′W / 4.450°S 171.267°W
Manra (previously: Sydney Island), is one of the Phoenix Islands in the Republic of Kiribati. It lies at 4°27′S 171°16′W / 4.450°S 171.267°W. longitude, and has an area of 4.4 km2 (1.7 sq mi). and an elevation of approximately six metres. Together with the seven other Phoenix Islands, it forms part of the Phoenix Islands Protected Area,.[1] Charles Darwin visited the island during his five-year voyage (1831-1836), following which in 1842 he published an explanation for the creation of coral atolls in the South Pacific.[2]
Though it has been occupied at various times in the past (including as late as 1963), Manra is currently uninhabited.
- ^ "Phoenix Islands Protected Area". Government of Kiribati. Archived from the original on December 1, 2007. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "History of the Phoenix Islands". Government of Kiribati. Archived from the original on 19 February 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
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