Eanikai | |
|---|---|
island | |
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| Coordinates: 1°9′13.18″S 174°42′53.6″E / 1.1536611°S 174.714889°E | |
| Country |  Kiribati |
| State | Gilbert Islands |
| Council of the island | Tabiteuea |
| Area | |
• Total | 22.42 km2 (8.66 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+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]
- ^ Camus, Guigone (2014). Tabiteuea Kiribati (Beaux-Arts) (in French). HAZAN. pp. 51–52. ISBN 9-782754-10787-7.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. Archived from the original on May 11, 2020. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
- ^ "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month—TRMM)". NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission. Archived from the original on April 19, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2016.