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Poland Village Destination Guide
Touring Poland Village in Kiribati
Poland Village in the region of Line Islands with its 235 citizens is located in Kiribati - some 2,036 mi or ( 3276 km ) East of South Tarawa , the country's capital city .
Time in Poland Village is now 07:47 PM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Pacific/Kiritimati " with a UTC offset of 14 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Napari, London Village, and Tabwakea Village. Being here already, consider visiting Napari . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Poland Village ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Kiritimati Island Wedding
Kiritimati Island, Kiribati Wedding 1-1-11 ..
Accommodation on Kiritimati / Kiribati (Christmas Island)
This clip presents amazing use of coconut tree in construction of perfect for this particular climate houses called "Kia Kia". Entire structure, including foundations is made from various parts of the ..
Christmas Island - Birthday Celebration and dance
Christmas Island on the eve of my birthday. Celebrated with local community ..
Kiritimati underwater
Underwater, in Kiritimati ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Poland, Kiribati
Poland is one of four villages on the island of Kiritimati (Christmas Island), Kiribati. The village was named after a Polish explorer and engineer Stanisław Pełczyński who aided the villagers. He solved the problem with watering palm trees in dry season by suggesting modified irrigating system. He helped in building it and he taught them how to use it.
Located at 1.86 -157.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Vaskess Bay
Vaskess Bay is a large bay which extends along the southwest coast of Kiritimati Island in Kiribati.
Located at 1.83 -157.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Paris, Kiribati
Paris is an abandoned settlement on Kiritimati Island in Kiribati. It is one of three settlements on the island to be named after European places, along with nearby London and Poland. It was the home of Father Emmanuel Rougier, a French priest who leased the island from 1917 to 1939 and planted some 800,000 coconut trees there. The remains of the former village are located at Benson Point, near the southern entrance to the large lagoon which dominates the western end of the island.
Located at 1.93 -157.49 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
London, Kiribati
London (also Ronton in Gilbertese) is the principal settlement on the atoll of Kiritimati (also known as Christmas Island) belonging to Kiribati in the Pacific Ocean. As of 2005 it has a population of 1,829 people, making it the second largest village on Kiritimati and in the whole Line Islands. Only Tabwakea is slightly larger.
Located at 1.98 -157.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Banana, Kiribati
Banana is a settlement on Kiritimati Island in Kiribati. It is located up the central crevasse of the atoll, close to the island's airport, Cassidy International.
Located at 1.97 -157.39 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
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