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Islet of Bairiki, South Tarawa, Kiribati. [Credit: Richard Vogel/AP]coral atoll of the Gilbert Islands and capital of Kiribati, in the west-central Pacific Ocean. It lies 2,800 miles (4,500 km) northeast of Australia and is the most populous atoll in the Gilberts. Read more…

Beyond Tarawa, packaged Western products are a rarity and life is more relaxed. People live off fish and coconuts, and occasionally earn revenue by selling copra abroad. Women sit by thatched huts weaving pandanus or salting clams to send to Tarawa. Read more…

The largest of the line islands is Christmas Island, or Kiritimati, named Christmas Island by Captain Cook for his visit that occurred on 24 December 1777. It’s a tropical heaven with shimmering salt flats, lagoon shallows and coconut palms. Read more…

Pincer-shaped Christmas Island contains 48% of Kiribati’s land area and is the world’s largest coral atoll. Flying in over its multiple shimmering salt flats and lagoon shallows is a wonderful experience: the dry, windswept landscape of salt bush Read more…