island
An island (or isle) is an isolated piece of habitat that is surrounded by a dramatically different habitat, such as water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island ...
of the Republic of
Kiribati
Kiribati (), officially the Republic of Kiribati ( gil, ibaberikiKiribati),Kiribati ''The Wor ...
. It was part of the
Tarawa
Tarawa is an atoll and the capital of the Republic of Kiribati,Kiribati ''
rising seas posed a threat to it. It remained uninhabited when it disappeared in 1999, along with the island Abanuea.