Marakei is a small atoll

Atoll

An atoll is a coral island that encircles a lagoon partially or completely.- Usage :The word atoll comes from the Dhivehi word atholhu OED...

 in the North Gilbert Islands

Gilbert Islands

The Gilbert Islands are a chain of sixteen atolls and coral islands in the Pacific Ocean. They are the main part of Republic of Kiribati and include Tarawa, the site of the country's capital and residence of almost half of the population.-Geography:The atolls and islands of the Gilbert Islands...

. The central lagoon consists of numerous deep basins and surrounded by two large islands which are separated by two narrow channels. The atoll covers an area of 13.5 km².

Geography

The two narrow channels, which are inaccessible at low tide, are called Baretoa Pass and Reweta Pass. The main village is Rawannawi

Rawannawi

Rawannawi is a settlement at the northern tip of Marakei, Kiribati. It is located about from Tarawa.- Airport :Rawannawi is very close to Marakei Airport, which is connected with Abaiang, Butaritari, and the international airport at Tarawa....

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Villages

• Antai
  Antai
  Antai is a settlement in Kiribati. It is located on Marakei about from Tarawa....
  
  
• Bainuna
• Buota
  Buota
  Buota is a settlement on the island of Tarawa, Kiribati....
  
  
• Norauea
• Rawannawi
  Rawannawi
  Rawannawi is a settlement at the northern tip of Marakei, Kiribati. It is located about from Tarawa.- Airport :Rawannawi is very close to Marakei Airport, which is connected with Abaiang, Butaritari, and the international airport at Tarawa....
  
  
• Tekarakan
• Tekuanga
• Temotu
• Terokea

Airport

Marakei is served by Marakei Airport

Marakei Airport

Marakei Airport is the airport serving Marakei, Kiribati. It is located on the northern tip of the atoll, near the village of Rawannawi.The airport is served by Air Kiribati from Abaiang on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays...

 at the northern tip of the island (close to the village of Rawannawi

Rawannawi

Rawannawi is a settlement at the northern tip of Marakei, Kiribati. It is located about from Tarawa.- Airport :Rawannawi is very close to Marakei Airport, which is connected with Abaiang, Butaritari, and the international airport at Tarawa....

), which offers Air Kiribati

Air Kiribati

Air Kiribati Limited is the national airline of Kiribati operating passenger services within the Gilbert Islands of Kiribati, and to Fiji. It also operates charters, medical evacuation and search and rescue services. Its main base is Bonriki International Airport, Tarawa Atoll.Until 2008, it was...

 and Coral Sun Airways

Coral Sun Airways

Coral Sun Airways is one, and the younger, of the two Kiribati airlines , established in January 2009. The airline operates domestic service to all 17 airports in the Gilbert Islands using two Britten-Norman Islander planes. It is considering the purchase of one new, larger aircraft, capable of...

 flights to Abaiang

Abaiang

Abaiang, also spelled Apaiang, sometimes called Apiaia, and formerly named Charlotte Island, Matthews or Six Isles, is a coral atoll of Kiribati, located in the west-central Pacific Ocean.-Geography:...

, Butaritari

Butaritari

Butaritari is an atoll located in the Pacific Ocean island nation of Kiribati.-Geography:...

, and the international airport at Tarawa.