Bikeman Island

Bikeman Island is a submerged islet about a half-hour's canoe ride northeast of Betio, Kiribati. Due to changing currents and the construction of a causeway between Betio and Bairiki, Bikeman has been submerged since the early 1990s. If one were to stand on Bikeman today, the water would reach up to one's knees.[1]

Bikeman is in the middle of Tarawa's lagoon
Nippon causeway, linking Bairiki and Betio

See also

References
  1. Williams, Daniel (August 20, 2001). "Pacific Journey". Time. Archived from the original on February 9, 2007. Retrieved January 23, 2007.

Further reading
  • Vogel, Scott (April 20, 2001). "That sinking feeling". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Retrieved March 14, 2013. "A fisherman wades over land that was formerly above water. The lost island of Bikeman offers a vivid example of the danger facing Pacific islands as global warming causes rising waters."

1°23′N 173°00′E

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