Starbuck Island

Starbuck Island
Starbuck Island
 
['stɑːbʌk 'aɪlənd, englisch], zu Kiribati gehörendes unbewohntes Korallenatoll der Linieninseln im zentralen Pazifik, 21 km2; 1823 von dem britischen Walfangkapitän Valentine Starbuck entdeckt; 1870-1920 Guanoabbau.

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