Two uninhabited Kiribati islands, Tebua Tarawa and Abanuea, disappeared underwater in 1999.

基里巴斯国的两个无人岛特布·塔拉瓦和阿巴·尼亚在1999年被海水淹没，已经消失了。

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Golf can also be played on Ambo Island (part of Tarawa) where the green of the golf course is actually rolled sand.

Ambo岛(Tarawa岛的一部分)上也可以打高尔夫，球场上的绿地实际上是被碾轧过的沙地。

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Radio Kiribati reported that many parts of tarawa were flooded and causeways linking the islets were covered with seawater.

基里巴斯电台报道说，塔拉瓦岛多处遭遇洪水，连接各小岛的堤道也被海水淹没。

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The names of these islands became well-known: Tarawa in the Gilbert Islands.

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The USS Tarawa recently left Hawaii, and it could go to Bangladesh as well, officials said.

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When Stevie dropped out in Hawaii, Jason carried on spending 73 days alone at sea to reach the tiny coral atoll of Tarawa.

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In another development, officials said Marines from the 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, attached to Task Force Tarawa, are patrolling the Iraqi border with Iran along the length of the Wasit province east of Kut.

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