NRU · Oceania

Nauru

Republic of Nauru

CapitalYaren

RegionMicronesia

CurrencyAUD

Official languagesEnglish, Nauru

Access to the seaYes

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Buada Lagoon

Anibare Bay

Command Ridge

Nauru on a coastal loop through Anibare, Buada and Topside

Nauru · Place of interest

Anibare Bay

Anibare Bay on Nauru’s eastern coast brings together a beach, reef and open ocean views. It is a stretch of shoreline to take in the scenery and check local conditions before any activity in the water.

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Nauru · Place of interest

Buada Lagoon

Buada Lagoon is an inland lagoon with no outlet to the sea, surrounded by vegetation in Nauru. Its historical connection to fish farming and the island’s limited water resources give it environmental and cultural significance best appreciated at a quiet pace.

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Nauru · Place of interest

Command Ridge

Command Ridge is a heritage and remembrance site in inland Nauru, associated with the Japanese occupation during the Second World War. Artillery pieces, bunkers and a former communications centre remain there, within a landscape also shaped by phosphate mining.

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Nauru

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Nauru’s Topside, Buada and eastern coast in one flexible visit

In Nauru, a visit becomes more meaningful when the mining plateau of Topside is connected with Buada Lake and the narrow coastal strip where everyday life unfolds.

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