Kiribati became the first place to celebrate New Year 2024.
- An island nation in Micronesia.
- Location – central Pacific Ocean
- Comprises of 32 atolls with 3 island groups – Gilbert Islands, Phoenix Islands and Line Islands
- Largest coral atoll – Kiritimati (Christmas Islands)
- World’s only island nation – situated on all 4 hemispheres of the Earth
Previous Year Question
At one of the places in India, if you stand on the seashore and watch the sea, you will find that the seawater recedes from the shoreline a few kilometres and comes back to the shore, twice a day, and you can actually walk on the seafloor when the water recedes. This unique phenomenon is seen at
[UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2017 Prelims]
(a) Bhavnagar
(b) Bheemunipatnam
(c) Chandipur
(d) Nagapattinam
Answer: (c)
