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Bikeman Island

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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. A picture of Bikeman circa 1976 is available on Flickr.

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Map of Bikeman Island, Kiribati

Additional reading

  • That sinking feeling Honolulu Star-Bulletin April 20, 2001. Retrieved 2013-03-14. "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."

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    Bikeman Island Wikipedia
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