Place Names on Nikumaroro - Revision history

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The Landing

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	== The Landing ==		== The Landing ==

	Although at various times landings on the island were made across the Norwich City wreck on Nutiran, through Tatiman Passage, and on the ocean shore in Noriti boundary, at some point fairly early in the history of the colony the point at which landings are now made, in southern Ritiati, became the landing place of choice, and has since then been commonly referred to as "[[the landing]]." Since the early 1960s, when it was created to facilitate disembarking the colonists, this site has been marked by a channel blasted through the reef flat to permit easy access to the beach regardless of tide (though not regardless of weather and sea state). Until 1990, when it was destroyed by a westerly storm, the landing was also marked by a monument some five meters high, built of coral stone and reinforced concrete.		Although at various times landings on the island were made across the [[Norwich City]] wreck on [[Nutiran]], through [[Tatiman Passage]], and on the ocean shore in [[Noriti]] boundary, at some point fairly early in the history of the colony the point at which landings are now made, in southern [[Ritiati]], became the landing place of choice, and has since then been commonly referred to as "[[the landing]]." Since the early 1960s, when it was created to facilitate [[Abandonment\|disembarking the colonists,]] this site has been marked by a channel blasted through the reef flat to permit easy access to the beach regardless of tide (though not regardless of weather and sea state). Until 1990, when it was destroyed by a westerly storm, the landing was also marked by a monument some five meters high, built of coral stone and reinforced concrete.

	== Kanawa Point ==		== Kanawa Point ==

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Colonial Names:

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	[[Ritiati]] merges to the south-southeast with ''[[Noriti]]'' (Norish), named for the Norwich City wreck, clearly visible from the Noriti shore. Noriti in turn is followed by ''[[Tekibeia]],'' which runs to the more southern, narrower of the two channels, ''[[Baureke]]'' Passage.		[[Ritiati]] merges to the south-southeast with ''[[Noriti]]'' (Norish), named for the Norwich City wreck, clearly visible from the Noriti shore. Noriti in turn is followed by ''[[Tekibeia]],'' which runs to the more southern, narrower of the two channels, ''[[Baureke]]'' Passage.

	Beyond Baureke is ''Aukaraime'' (Ow-~~karhym~~-ee), which originally apparently made up the entire southeast end of the island. When the American [[LORAN station]] was established at the very southeast tip of the island, this area came to be called ''[[Ameriki]],'' dividing Aukaraime into two units -- ''[[Aukaraime North]]'' on the windward side of the lagoon, ''[[Aukaraime South]]'' on the lee side.		Beyond Baureke is ''Aukaraime'' (Ow-kar-rhyme-ee), which originally apparently made up the entire southeast end of the island. When the American [[LORAN station]] was established at the very southeast tip of the island, this area came to be called ''[[Ameriki]],'' dividing Aukaraime into two units -- ''[[Aukaraime North]]'' on the windward side of the lagoon, ''[[Aukaraime South]]'' on the lee side.

	[[Aukaraime North]] runs along the lee side to a rather indeterminate point where it merges with a parcel called ''[[Taraea]],'' which in turn borders Nutiran. [[Taraea]] is dominated by a point of land jutting into the lagoon opposite [[Tatiman passage]]; according to [[Laxton]] it was named during his tenure on the island, based on the initial syllables of several colonists' names.		[[Aukaraime North]] runs along the lee side to a rather indeterminate point where it merges with a parcel called ''[[Taraea]],'' which in turn borders Nutiran. [[Taraea]] is dominated by a point of land jutting into the lagoon opposite [[Tatiman passage]]; according to [[Laxton]] it was named during his tenure on the island, based on the initial syllables of several colonists' names.

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	The passage south of Nutiran was called ''[[Tatiman]]'' (Tasiman), said to be derived from Tazmania as a result of its proximity to the land occupied by the New Zealanders. Southeast of the passage, the land around the Government Station was called ''[[Ritiati]]'' (Rishiash) after Sir Arthur Richards, High Commissioner in 1938. The road from the [[Government Station]] to [[the landing]] was called [[Sir Harry Luke]] Boulevard in honor of the [[WPHC\|High Commissioner]] in 1940-41, and the Government Station and [[village]] on [[Ritiati]] were called ''Karaka'' in honor of [[Gerald Gallagher]].		The passage south of Nutiran was called ''[[Tatiman]]'' (Tasiman), said to be derived from Tazmania as a result of its proximity to the land occupied by the New Zealanders. Southeast of the passage, the land around the Government Station was called ''[[Ritiati]]'' (Rishiash) after Sir Arthur Richards, High Commissioner in 1938. The road from the [[Government Station]] to [[the landing]] was called [[Sir Harry Luke]] Boulevard in honor of the [[WPHC\|High Commissioner]] in 1940-41, and the Government Station and [[village]] on [[Ritiati]] were called ''Karaka'' in honor of [[Gerald Gallagher]].

	"[[The village]]" is an ambiguous term; readers must take the various eras of settlement into account to interpret what part of the island ([[Ritiati]] and/or [[Noriti]]) is intended by an author.		"[[The village]]" is an ambiguous term; readers must take the various eras of settlement into account to interpret what part of the island ([[Ritiati]] and/or [[Noriti]]) is intended by an author. The [[Government Station]] is in [[Ritiati]].

	[[Ritiati]] merges to the south-southeast with ''[[Noriti]]'' (Norish), named for the Norwich City wreck, clearly visible from the Noriti shore. Noriti in turn is followed by ''[[Tekibeia]],'' which runs to the more southern, narrower of the two channels, ''[[Baureke]]'' Passage.		[[Ritiati]] merges to the south-southeast with ''[[Noriti]]'' (Norish), named for the Norwich City wreck, clearly visible from the Noriti shore. Noriti in turn is followed by ''[[Tekibeia]],'' which runs to the more southern, narrower of the two channels, ''[[Baureke]]'' Passage.

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	The passage south of Nutiran was called ''[[Tatiman]]'' (Tasiman), said to be derived from Tazmania as a result of its proximity to the land occupied by the New Zealanders. Southeast of the passage, the land around the Government Station was called ''[[Ritiati]]'' (Rishiash) after Sir Arthur Richards, High Commissioner in 1938. The road from the [[Government Station]] to [[the landing]] was called [[Sir Harry Luke]] Boulevard in honor of the [[WPHC\|High Commissioner]] in 1940-41, and the Government Station and [[village]] on [[Ritiati]] were called ''Karaka'' in honor of [[Gerald Gallagher]].		The passage south of Nutiran was called ''[[Tatiman]]'' (Tasiman), said to be derived from Tazmania as a result of its proximity to the land occupied by the New Zealanders. Southeast of the passage, the land around the Government Station was called ''[[Ritiati]]'' (Rishiash) after Sir Arthur Richards, High Commissioner in 1938. The road from the [[Government Station]] to [[the landing]] was called [[Sir Harry Luke]] Boulevard in honor of the [[WPHC\|High Commissioner]] in 1940-41, and the Government Station and [[village]] on [[Ritiati]] were called ''Karaka'' in honor of [[Gerald Gallagher]].

			"[[The village]]" is an ambiguous term; readers must take the various eras of settlement into account to interpret what part of the island ([[Ritiati]] and/or [[Noriti]]) is intended by an author.

	[[Ritiati]] merges to the south-southeast with ''[[Noriti]]'' (Norish), named for the Norwich City wreck, clearly visible from the Noriti shore. Noriti in turn is followed by ''[[Tekibeia]],'' which runs to the more southern, narrower of the two channels, ''[[Baureke]]'' Passage.		[[Ritiati]] merges to the south-southeast with ''[[Noriti]]'' (Norish), named for the Norwich City wreck, clearly visible from the Noriti shore. Noriti in turn is followed by ''[[Tekibeia]],'' which runs to the more southern, narrower of the two channels, ''[[Baureke]]'' Passage.

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	Parts of the island have been named on at least two occasions. The names assigned by the [[Phoenix Islands Settlement Scheme\|P.I.S.S.]] colonists have "stuck," while those assigned by the New Zealand survey party have not. The former are shown in Figure N-2, the latter in Figure N-3 {figures not yet supplied}.		Parts of the island have been named on at least two occasions. The names assigned by the [[Phoenix Islands Settlement Scheme\|P.I.S.S.]] colonists have "stuck," while those assigned by the New Zealand survey party have not. The former are shown in Figure N-2, the latter in Figure N-3 {figures not yet supplied}.
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	The northwestern bulbous end of the island was called ''[[Nutiran]]'' (pronounced "Nusiran") by the colonists, presumably because it was where the New Zealand surveyors were camped when the first working party arrived in 1938. One early resident, however, said that it was so named because the ''Norwich City'' was understood to have come from New Zealand.		The northwestern bulbous end of the island was called ''[[Nutiran]]'' (pronounced "Nusiran") by the colonists, presumably because it was where the New Zealand surveyors were camped when the first working party arrived in 1938. One early resident, however, said that it was so named because the ''Norwich City'' was understood to have come from New Zealand.

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correct italized ship's name

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	== The SS ''Norwich City'' ==		== The SS ''Norwich City'' ==

	The wreck of the ''[[SS Norwich City]]'', discussed elsewhere, is undoubtedly the island's pre-eminent landmark. Though it is deteriorating rapidly, and may be invisible in a few more years, it has been a dominant visual presence on the lee side of [[Noriti]] since it went up on the reef in 1929.		The wreck of the [[SS Norwich City\|SS ''Norwich City'']], discussed elsewhere, is undoubtedly the island's pre-eminent landmark. Though it is deteriorating rapidly, and may be invisible in a few more years, it has been a dominant visual presence on the lee side of [[Noriti]] since it went up on the reef in 1929.

	== The Landing ==		== The Landing ==

Moleski: /* Kanawa Point */

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Kanawa Point

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Moleski: /* Kanawa Point */

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Kanawa Point

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	Two consultants reported that the High Commissioner's party embarked from the ocean side of this area at the end of his state visit of November-December 1941. Both remarked on the ''[[Kanawa trees\|kanawa]]'' trees that grew there at the time, but neither had anything to say about Nei Manganibuka or the Ghost Maneaba.		Two consultants reported that the High Commissioner's party embarked from the ocean side of this area at the end of his state visit of November-December 1941. Both remarked on the ''[[Kanawa trees\|kanawa]]'' trees that grew there at the time, but neither had anything to say about Nei Manganibuka or the Ghost Maneaba.

	Other reports of Nei Manganibuka may or may not refer to [[Kanawa Point]], and reports of female ''anti'' may or may not refer to Manganibuka. [[~~Ritati~~ Finikaso]] of Funafuti, who lived on the island as a child, reported that a place on [[Nikumaroro]] called ''Niurabo'' was sacred to Manganibuka, but she did not know its location. Erenite Kiron of Nikumaroro Village on Waghena Island in the Solomon Islands reported that the ghost of a woman with no face had been seen at a place called ''Moorahb'' or ''Noorahb.''		Other reports of Nei Manganibuka may or may not refer to [[Kanawa Point]], and reports of female ''anti'' may or may not refer to Manganibuka. [[Risasi Finikaso]] of Funafuti, who lived on the island as a child, reported that a place on [[Nikumaroro]] called ''Niurabo'' was sacred to Manganibuka, but she did not know its location. Erenite Kiron of Nikumaroro Village on Waghena Island in the Solomon Islands reported that the ghost of a woman with no face had been seen at a place called ''Moorahb'' or ''Noorahb.''

	Undoubtedly other parts of the island were given names by the colonists, but none of these names have survived. [[TIGHAR]] has given informal names to a number of locations in the course of our fieldwork; these will be identified as needed on other pages.		Undoubtedly other parts of the island were given names by the colonists, but none of these names have survived. [[TIGHAR]] has given informal names to a number of locations in the course of our fieldwork; these will be identified as needed on other pages.
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