Muribenua
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Muribenua is a settlement in Kiribati
. It is located on a fairly remote atoll
; the nearest locations are Tabutoa
, to the east, Mordor
to the west, and Rungata
, to the south; all of which are between one and two nautical mile
s away.
Kiribati
Kiribati , officially the Republic of Kiribati, is an island nation located in the central tropical Pacific Ocean. The permanent population exceeds just over 100,000 , and is composed of 32 atolls and one raised coral island, dispersed over 3.5 million square kilometres, straddling the...
. It is located on a fairly remote atoll
Atoll
An atoll is a coral island that encircles a lagoon partially or completely.- Usage :The word atoll comes from the Dhivehi word atholhu OED...
; the nearest locations are Tabutoa
Tabutoa
Tabutoa is a settlement in Kiribati. It is located on a fairly remote atoll; the nearest locations, are Manriki, to the east, Muribenua, to the west, and Rungata, to the south; all of these are around one nautical mile away....
, to the east, Mordor
Mordor
In J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional universe of Middle-earth, Mordor or Morhdorh was the dwelling place of Sauron, in the southeast of northwestern Middle-earth to the East of Anduin, the great river. Orodruin, a volcano in Mordor, was the destination of the Fellowship of the Ring in the quest to...
to the west, and Rungata
Rungata
Rungata is a settlement in Kiribati. It is located on the fairly remote atoll of Nikunau; the nearest locations, to the east, are Manriki and Nikumanu, both of which are between two and three nautical miles away....
, to the south; all of which are between one and two nautical mile
Nautical mile
The nautical mile is a unit of length that is about one minute of arc of latitude along any meridian, but is approximately one minute of arc of longitude only at the equator...
s away.