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When was Nauru found?
January 31, 1968
Nauru/Founded
Who owns Nauru island?
The president of Nauru is Lionel Aingimea, who heads a 19-member unicameral parliament. The country is a member of the United Nations, the Commonwealth of Nations, and the Asian Development Bank….Administrative divisions.
| District | Aiwo |
|---|---|
| Former Name | Aiue |
| Area (ha) | 110 |
| Population (2011) | 1,220 |
| No. of villages | 8 |
When was phosphate discovered Nauru?
1906
Rich phosphate deposits were discovered and mining started in 1906. Nauru remained a German colony until an Australian force took over in 1914 – a legacy still evident by the use of German first names by many Nauruans.
How was Nauru formed?
Nauru is a raised coral atoll positioned in the Nauru Basin of the Pacific Ocean, on a part of the Pacific Plate that formed at a mid-oceanic ridge at 132 Ma. From mid-Eocene (35mya) to Oligocene times, a submarine volcano built up over a hotspot and formed a seamount composed of basalt.
What’s the history of the island of Nauru?
History of Nauru. The history of human activity in Nauru, an island country in the Pacific Ocean, began roughly 3,000 years ago when 12 Micronesian and Polynesian clans settled the island.
How old is Nauru and what is it made of?
Nauru is a small, uplifted coral limestone atoll, about 4 km across and 5 km in length. Its barren interior plateau has extensive deposits of phosphate from centuries of bird droppings. It is believed to have been settled by both Micronesian and Polynesian voyagers about 3,000 years ago.
How did Nauru get its money in World War 1?
Phosphate was discovered in 1900 and heavily mined, although Nauru and Nauruans earned about one tenth of one percent of the profits from the phosphate deposits. Australian forces captured Nauru from Germany during World War I, and in 1919, it was placed under a joint Australian-British-New Zealand mandate with Australian administration.
When was the first European contact with Nauru?
The first European contact occurred in 1798 between a British whaling ship and a flotilla of Nauruan canoes. The British captain named it ‘Pleasant Island’.