Kiritimati, Kiribati (Christmas Island)

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Issue Due Date

December 1, 2007

Student Name

Nico P

Section

6B

Title of Article

Kiritimati, Kiribati (Christmas Island)

Author

NASA

Type of Source (book, website, magazine, etc.)

website

Type of Science

Environmental science

Summary of Article

The Kiritimati Island has a big lagoon. This gives it the big land area of 321 square KM o any other atoll in the world. This island has the name of Christmas Island since Captain Cook arrived in Christmas eve in 1777. In 1950 it was used for nuclear t

One-sentence summary

The Kiritimati Island is expirencing El Nino and also wildlife is abundent there.

Name of Source

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/

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atollenvironmentalislandnico pweek 14

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