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	Butaritari - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Butaritari is an atoll of 10 islands in the Pacific Ocean island nation of Kiribati.
		Butaritari atoll has a land area of 13.6 km² and a population of 4200 as of 2002, while Makin has a land area of 6.7 km² and a population of 1700.
		Butaritari atoll was the site of the initial thrust of the United States advance into the central Pacific in late 1942, in the battle of Makin.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Makin (149 words)

	Butaritari - Republic of Kiribati
		Butaritari is an island in the northern part of the Kiribati Group.
		Butaritari is well known as the island where Robert Louis Stevenson lived in the late nineteenth century.
		Butaritari is one of the larger atolls in the Gilberts chain of Kiribati, located just south of Little Makin at 3° north of the equator.
	www.janeresture.com /butaritari/index.htm (1629 words)

	Kiribati - Aspects of Makin and Butaritari
		Makin and Butaritari are the most northerly islands of the Gilbert group, being three degrees north of the equator.
		Butaritari, the name of a large village, serves as a name for the big island of which Makin is a mere appendix.
		Butaritari is a stretch of land some 40 kilometers long including islets.
	www.janesoceania.com /kiribati_central/butaritari.htm (723 words)

	Makin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Butaritari was once known asMakin Atoll, and Makin was known as Makin Meang or Little Makin to distinguishit.
		Butaritari atoll has a land area of 13.6 km² and a population of 4200 as of2002, while Makin has a land area of 6.7 km² and a population of 1700.
		Butaritari atoll was the site of the initial thrust of the UnitedStates central Pacific campaign in 1943.
	www.therfcc.org /makin-38686.html (129 words)

	Kiribati: Butaritari (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Butaritari was the site of the famous "Carlson Raid" in which US marine commandos landed from the submarine Nautilus II in rubber boats and slaughtered the hapless aviators as they slept (see Central Pacific.
		The plane rotting in the bay next to Butaritari Village Coop was one of the Japanese flying boats which was in for repair at the time the Americans landed.
		The U.S. task force, composed of four battleships, four cruisers, three escort carriers, transports and destroyers, approached Butaritari Atoll from the southeast on the morning of November 20, 1943 (see a description in the history of the battleship USS Pennsylvania).
	www.wysiwyg.co.nz /kiribati/butari2.html (1697 words)

	Kiribati: Butaritari (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Betsy Sewell conducted her PhD research on Butaritari in the early 1970's.
		Butaritari has a several chapters to itself in "In the South Seas" by Robert Louis Stevenson.
		Butaritari features in several of the stories by Louis Becke.
	www.wysiwyg.co.nz /kiribati/butaritari.html (1180 words)

	Escape from materialism in Kiribati, Oceania - Kiribati, Pacific Oceania (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		On Butaritari I lived a very special experience that I suspect is not equalled in many other places in the world, a culture where human interaction and co-operation exists to the degree long banished from our existence..
		On Butaritari I participated in a culture with no electricity, no running water, no money, little variety of food, and a people that spend most of their day laughing and joking in meeting, talking, dancing and singing with their fellow man. Somehow I think there is a story here.
		Butaritari island was not an arbitrary choice on which to spend the majority of my trip.It is one of the lushest of the “out islands” due to good rainfall.
	www.aboutmytravel.com /main.php3/main.php3/a180.html (1943 words)

	November 2003
		Also part of Kiribati, Butaritari is the Northernmost atoll in the Gilbert group and our second and last stop in Kiribati.
		There were 3 other sailboats at Butaritari when we arrived, all of which we had met at Tarawa the previous week.
		The Japanese occupied Butaritari in the 1930s and kept possession of it until US forces removed them from the atoll (and all of the Gilbert Islands) in 1942 after taking Tarawa to the South.
	www.bigel.net /photogallery/november_2003.htm (792 words)

	Butaritari Atoll (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Now that Butaritari become the preferred name for the larger speakers tend to drop the qualifier.
		Butaritari atoll has a land area of km² and a population of 4200 as of 2002 while Makin has a land area 6.7 km² and a population of 1700.
		Butaritari atoll was the site of the thrust of the United States central Pacific campaign in 1943 in the Battle of Tarawa.
	www.freeglossary.com /Makin_Atoll (507 words)

	AllRefer.com - Butaritari (Pacific Islands Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		The town of Butaritari on the southernmost islet is a port of entry and the headquarters of a copra company.
		Butaritari became a part of the British colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands in 1915.
		During World War II it was the first central Pacific island to be regained by the Allies (Nov., 1943).
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/B/Butarita.html (192 words)

	AII POW-MIA InterNetwork
		Butaritari is only about three miles long and there were relatively few places where the dead would likely have been buried.
		Webb says next of kin of all those found on Butaritari have been notified and the remains identified, and work is proceeding to reinter most of them in Arlington Cemetery next August.
		As the flag-covered transport cases from Butaritari were being ceremonially loaded onto the plane for Hawaii, he said, the old native who had buried them half a century ago suddenly broke into the Marine Corps Hymn.
	www.aiipowmia.com /inter1/in112700home.html (3215 words)

	Butaritari
		Butaritari is wet and green, with around 4m (157in) of rain a year, and its name roughly means 'smell of the sea' in I-Kiribati.
		The main village, and the biggest town outside of Tarawa, is Butaritari, and it has a population of around 2000.
		Butaritari is about 100km (62mi) north-west of Tarawa, and you can get there by ship from Betio or Tarawa, or by air from Tarawa.
	www.pacificislandtravel.com /kiribati/about_destin/butaritari.html (619 words)

	Eating Out in Butaritari
		Butaritari belongs to a country no one has ever heard of called Kiribati.
		The Caller of the dolphins always died young and, when she died, she could not be buried on the island.
		Just off the coast of Butaritari there was a dark blot on the turquoise ocean, a bottomless hole in the sea floor that, it was believed, led down into the home of the dolphins.
	www.trussel.com /kir/eating.htm (1285 words)

	Peace Corps - Andy Markelz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Butaritari life continues to be rewarding and enjoyable.
		As for internet on Butaritari, all the hardware is there and ready to be put to use, yet, everytime I ask about when it will be ready they tell me that next week "the guy" will come.
		I am scheduled to return to Butaritari on the 13th of September, however, departure dates and times are never reliable.
	www.tjmweb.com /projects/andy/index.asp (7413 words)

	KIRIBATI Geschiedenis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Behalve op de twee noordelijke eilanden Butaritari en Makin, die een centrale âchiefâ hadden, werd elke kainga geleid vanuit een maneaba.
		De handelaren maakten gebruik van Butaritariâs haventje, waar goederen geruild werden tegen kokosolie en schelpen.
		Halverwege 1942 voerden Amerikaanse mariniers een schijnaanval uit op Butaritari.
	www.landenweb.com /geschiedenis.cfm?LandID=94&KIRIBATI (778 words)

	DefenseLINK News: Remains from Makin Island Repatriated
		Remains believed to be from a group of 18 U.S. Marines killed in action on Butaritari Island during World War II's Makin Atoll Raid in August, 1942, will be repatriated at a ceremony on Hickam Air Force Base, at 3 p.m.
		The Marines were from the famous 2nd Raider Battalion, and the remains are believed to include those of Sgt. Clyde Thomason, the first enlisted Marine awarded the Medal of Honor during World War II.
		According to CILHI officials, the recovery of remains on Butaritari represents the largest and potentially the most significant to date.
	www.dod.gov /news/Dec1999/m12161999_m194-99.html (263 words)

	Abaiang
		A British coconut oil company was well established in the islands and Randell, the resident trader for the company, acted as guide and itnerpreter for the missionaries.
		At that time, the King of Butaritari and Makin did not want missionaries on his islands.
		Hiram Bingham and his wife were sent from America in 1856 to establish a mission in the Gilbert Islands (Kiribati).
	www.pacificislandtravel.com /kiribati/about_destin/abaiang.html (1672 words)

	HyperWar: The Amphibians Came to Conquer [Chapter 16]
		Butaritari Island in Makin Atoll, with about 2,000 acres, was shaped a bit like a pickax with the handle a smidgen less than 11 miles long.
		These basic weapons were complemented by a network of obstacles, which took the form of antitank ditches, beach barricades, log fences and concrete tetrahedrons on the fringing reef, double apron-high wire fence in the water near the beach, and double apron low wire on the sand beach itself.
		Butaritari Island in the Makin Atoll was less heavily defended by far.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USN/ACTC/actc-16.html (15164 words)

	Butaritari Atoll -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Occupied by Japanese forces from 1941 to 1943, the atoll served as a U.S. air and naval…
		More results on "Butaritari Atoll" when you join.
		The islands—Makin, Butaritari, Marakei, Abaiang, Tarawa, Maiana, Abemama, Kuria, Aranuka, Nonouti, Tabiteuea, Beru, Nikunau, Onotoa, Tamana, and Arorae—occupy a total land area of 105 sq mi (272 sq km).
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9018307 (888 words)

	Honolulu Star-Bulletin Local News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Farringer said he learned a week ago that a grave site containing 18 sets of remains had been found on the island and that two other sets were found at other locations.
		The recovery effort, which began in August 1998, was spurred and assisted by surviving relatives of the dead and World War II veterans.
		An unsuccessful attempt to recover the remains of one of those killed on Butaritari was made in 1949.
	www.starbulletin.com /1999/12/18/news/story6.html (447 words)

	hotel in Butaritari.Reviews, Hotels Butaritari (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		When looking for a house rental in Butaritari,you should remember that during peak periods suites might be fully booked early in the town you intend to reserve your apartment, so it is always best to book your lodging in Butaritari as soon as you know you will be needing a hotel.
		There are a large number of bed and breakfast booking engines for Butaritaris, so this is very helpful to get an idea of the different types of villas and the normal rate.
		In order to assist you in finding your Butaritari resort, we have developed an interface that will compare hotel booking engines simultaneously so that you can get the best price for Butaritari.
	www.frequent-traveller.biz /find/Butaritari-8763.php (115 words)

	November 4 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Our destination is the island of Butaritari with is an atoll about 110nm North of Tarawa.
		We expect to arrive sometime tomorrow morning and if the wind holds we might even be able to sail there.
		We have about 70nm to go to reach Butaritari and at this speed we will arrive to early in the day.
	www.bigel.net /shipslog/11042003.htm (149 words)

	The Kiribati Connecticut Connnection
		This project would not only benefit a local ham, in one of the poorest countries on earth, but the amateur community worldwide.
		It has an area of 13.6 square kilometers and an estimated population of 3.164.
		Besides Tarawa and Abemama Atolls, Butaritari can boast to have one of the best harbors in the Gilbert Group.
	people.mags.net /boem/kiribati1.htm (1100 words)

	Return
		One of the Marine Raiders killed in action during the Makin Atoll raid was Sgt. Clyde Thomason, the first enlisted Marine awarded the Medal of Honor during World War II.
		According to CILHI officials, the recovery of remains on Butaritari represents the largest and potentially the most significant recovery to date.
		Although the remains are believed to be those of the Marines killed in action on Butaritari, CILHI officials will conduct examinations to positively identify them.
	www.usmcraiders.com /return.htm (1684 words)

	Kiribati: Air Travel International (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		With the opening of the Butaritari International Airport in September 1995 there is now an apparently irregular service Majuro - Butaritari -Tarawa.
		The following advertisement is taken from the Uekera (the local newspaper) of April 26th 1996 and probably gives a good idea of the current state of play.
		The first of the two operations of the CASA - 8/3/96 only went as far as Butaritari and did not go to Majuro due to insufficient cargo.
	www.wysiwyg.co.nz /kiribati/airint.html (340 words)

	Travel Directory Butaritari
		Butaritari: Directory of travel resources by specific location to help the travel planner.
		Travel Directory provides a range of Travel Directory sites in Butaritari, you can use our search box or navigation links to find best Butaritari Travel Directory.
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	www.travel-blog.net /dir/1/2121.php (169 words)

	Butaritari Atoll Details, Meaning Butaritari Atoll Article and Explanation Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
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	www.e-paranoids.com /b/bu/butaritari_atoll.html (160 words)

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	SportingPulse Homepage for Kiribati Soccer Association
		POOL B: 1ST BUTARITARI, 2ND ABAIANG 2, 3RD BTC, 4TH NTH TARAWA and 5TH ABEMAMA.
		ARORAE 1 vs BUTARITARI, ARANUKA vs ABEMAMA, NTH TARAWA vs NONOUTI, ONOTOA vs MARAKEI, BTC vs BANABA, MAKIN vs NIKUNAU, ARORAE 2 vs TABUAERAN and KIRITIMATI vs TUC.
		The Abaiang team won in Pool D but due to registration problems, it has been eliminated by the Kiribati Sports Authority.
	www.sportingpulse.com.au /assoc_page.cgi?client=%40Kiribati%20Soccer%20Association%401615%40%40%40%40%40%4013%40%402%40&sID=47&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=82123§ionID=47 (260 words)

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