Caroline Island

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Caroline Island is a remote, uninhabited coral atoll in the central Pacific Ocean, renowned for its pristine ecosystems and early position in the world’s time zones.

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Caroline Island canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coral atoll
uninhabited island
archipelago Line Islands
climate tropical
continent Oceania
country Kiribati
discoveredBy European explorers in the 17th century
formerName Caroline Atoll
Millennium Island
hasAccess only by boat or chartered vessel
hasEcosystemType coral reef ecosystem
tropical marine ecosystem
hasFauna crabs
reef fish
sea turtles
seabirds
hasFeature coral reefs
lagoon
small islets
hasHazard sea level rise
tropical cyclones
hasLegalStatus part of a protected area of Kiribati
hasLowHumanImpact true
hasPermanentPopulation false
hasVegetationType coconut palms
tropical shrubs
isAmongFirstToSeeNewDay true
isAmongFirstToSeeNewYear true
isCoralAtoll true
isImportantFor sea turtle nesting
seabird nesting
isRelativelyPristine true
isRenownedFor early position in the world’s time zones
pristine ecosystems
isUninhabited true
isVulnerableTo climate change
locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Republic of Kiribati
linked to: Kiribati
namedAfter Caroline of Ansbach
ocean Pacific Ocean
partOf Line Islands
Southern Line Islands
linked to: Line Islands
population 0
sovereignState Kiribati
timezone UTC+14
usedFor nature conservation
scientific research

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Line Islands hasPart Caroline Island
Line Islands hasImportantBirdArea Caroline Island
Millennium Island formerlyKnownAs Caroline Island
Flint Island hasNearbyIsland Caroline Island