Teraina
coral atoll in the central Pacific Ocean
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Summary
Teraina is an island[1]. Teraina ranks in the top 6% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,029 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Discoverer or inventor: Edmund Fanning[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Line Islands[4]
- Country: Kiribati[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Pacific Ocean[6]
- Instance of: reef island[7]
- Part of: Line Islands[8]
- Commons category: Teraina[9]
- Time of discovery or invention: June 12, 1798[10]
- Located in/on physical feature: Line Islands[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Teraina[12]
- Population: 158[13], 373[14], 437[15], 458[16], 416[17], 451[18], 936[19], 978[20], 1087[21], 1155[22], 1690[23], 1712[24], 1893[25]
- Length: 6.8 km[26]
- Elevation above sea level: 5 m[27]
- Area: 14.2 km²[28]
- Width: 2.5 km[29]
- Perimeter: 15 km[30]
Why It Matters
Teraina has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] Teraina is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]