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During record 2.9 meter high tides on 20 February 2015, this ship which was previously abandoned in the lagoon, was thrown up onto the seawall that protects the coast on Betio island in Kiribati. The low lying atoll nation is under increasing threats from accelerated climate change induced risks such as sea level rise.
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Pacific Ocean Islands are divided in three parts : Melanesia (Black Islands) Micronesia (Small Islands) Polynesia (Many Islands) There are between 20.000 & 30.000 islands in the Pacific Islands