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[[File:View of Nauru airport.jpg|thumb|View of Nauru International Airport]] |
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'''Transportation in [[Nauru]]''' includes [[pedestrian]], [[bicycle]], [[automobile]], [[train]], and [[airplane]]. There is no harbor/port as of the 2020s, as the island is surrounded by a rocky coral reef, however an international port is currently under construction. |
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[[Image:Nauru-phosphatetrain.jpg|thumb|235px|Nauru phosphate train]] |
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[[Image:Nauru-phosphateship2.jpg|thumb|235px|Phosphate ship for exporting in Nauru harbor]] |
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==Ocean== |
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[[Nauru]] has one 24 km paved road that circles the island and a dirt track that leads to the [[Nauru Phosphate Corporation]] stockpile and offices. There is one artificial harbour at [[Anibare]] Bay. The island's airport consists of a stretch of road that serves as a runway and an airline terminal. Air service is provided by [[Our Airline]], formerly Air Nauru. The airline was relaunched in [[October 2006]] after its only plane was impounded in [[December 2005]]. |
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The Nauru international port which is currently under construction on Nauru in the Pacific Ocean. It will become the country's first international seaport and improve commerce and connectivity for the island nation. |
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==Air== |
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'''[[Railway]]s:''' |
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Nauru has one airport, [[Nauru International Airport]]. [[Our Airline|Nauru Airlines]], which flies to [[Brisbane, Australia]]; [[Majuro, Marshall Islands]]; [[Kiritimati]]; [[Palau]]; [[Nadi, Fiji]]; [[Pohnpei|Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia]] and [[Tarawa, Kiribati]], is the only airline to fly to the airport.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourairline.com.au/content/about-us/about-us/who-are-we|title=Who we are - Nauru Airlines|access-date=19 March 2018}}</ref> There are seven [[Airplane|airplanes]] in service, three of which are reserved for freight.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nauruair.com/about-us/our-fleet | title=Our Fleet }}</ref> |
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==Rail== |
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{{main|Rail transport in Nauru}} |
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Rail transport is used for moving [[phosphate]] from the island's interior to the [[cantilever]] [[jetty|jetties]] on the island's western coast, in [[Aiwo District]]. For this purpose, a {{Convert|3,900|m|adj=on}} long, {{Track gauge|610mm}} [[narrow gauge railway]] was built by the [[Pacific Phosphate Company]] in 1907. |
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''total:'' |
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3.9 km; used to haul [[phosphate]]s from the center of the island to processing facilities on the southwest coast |
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'''[[Highway]]s:''' |
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The island has about 30 km (18 miles) of road,<ref name=":12">{{Cite news |last1=Dickinson |first1=Greg |last2=Smith |first2=Oliver |date=2022-03-07 |title=12 facts about Nauru, the tiny island without a single Covid case |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/oceania/12-facts-nauru-tiny-island-without-single-covid-case/ |access-date=2024-08-03 |work=The Telegraph |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}}</ref> and traffic drives on left side of road.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Countries That Drive on the Left Side of the Road - Aceable |url=https://www.aceable.com/blog/countries-that-drive-on-the-left-side-of-the-road/ |access-date=2024-08-03 |website=www.aceable.com |language=en}}</ref> [[Island Ring Road (Nauru)|Island Ring Road]] is the main Road on the island, going around the entire exterior of the island. |
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<br>''total:'' |
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30 km |
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<br>''paved:'' |
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24 km |
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<br>''unpaved:'' |
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6 km (1999 est.) |
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== References == |
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'''[[Harbor]]s:''' |
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[[Nauru]] |
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'''[[Merchant marine]]:''' |
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none (1999 est.) |
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'''[[Airport]]s:''' |
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'''Airports - with paved runways:''' |
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<br> 1 |
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<br>''1,524 to 2,437 m:'' |
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1 (Nauru International Airport, [[IATA airport code]] INU) |
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* [[Air Nauru]] |
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* [[Nauru Pacific Line]] |
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* [[Pacific Forum Line]] |
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==External links== |
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Latest revision as of 14:51, 6 September 2024
Transportation in Nauru includes pedestrian, bicycle, automobile, train, and airplane. There is no harbor/port as of the 2020s, as the island is surrounded by a rocky coral reef, however an international port is currently under construction.
Ocean
[edit]The Nauru international port which is currently under construction on Nauru in the Pacific Ocean. It will become the country's first international seaport and improve commerce and connectivity for the island nation.
Air
[edit]Nauru has one airport, Nauru International Airport. Nauru Airlines, which flies to Brisbane, Australia; Majuro, Marshall Islands; Kiritimati; Palau; Nadi, Fiji; Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia and Tarawa, Kiribati, is the only airline to fly to the airport.[1] There are seven airplanes in service, three of which are reserved for freight.[2]
Rail
[edit]Rail transport is used for moving phosphate from the island's interior to the cantilever jetties on the island's western coast, in Aiwo District. For this purpose, a 3,900-metre (12,800 ft) long, 610 mm (2 ft) narrow gauge railway was built by the Pacific Phosphate Company in 1907.
Road
[edit]The island has about 30 km (18 miles) of road,[3] and traffic drives on left side of road.[4] Island Ring Road is the main Road on the island, going around the entire exterior of the island.
References
[edit]- ^ "Who we are - Nauru Airlines". Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ "Our Fleet".
- ^ Dickinson, Greg; Smith, Oliver (2022-03-07). "12 facts about Nauru, the tiny island without a single Covid case". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
- ^ "Countries That Drive on the Left Side of the Road - Aceable". www.aceable.com. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
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