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Fun fact 4 about Tarawa

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Tarawa was the site of the bloody Battle of Tarawa during World War II, which began on 20 November 1943.

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Kiribati
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Tarawa

Kiribati

Area
31 km²
Location
Kiribati
69th largest island in the world

Tarawa is an atoll and the capital of the Republic of Kiribati, in the Micronesia region of the central Pacific Ocean.

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