Command Ridge

Highest point in Nauru
Command Ridge is located in Nauru
Command Ridge
Command Ridge
Nauru
Highest pointElevation65 m (213 ft)[1]Prominence65 m (213 ft)[1]ListingCountry high pointCoordinates0°31′52″S 166°55′00″E / 0.53111°S 166.91667°E / -0.53111; 166.91667[1]GeographyLocationAiwo District, NauruGeologyMountain typeHill (Limestone)

Command Ridge is the highest point of Nauru, with an elevation of 65 metres (213 ft).

Passing close to Command Ridge is the boundary between Aiwo and Buada districts.

History

Nauru was once occupied by the Japanese during World War II. Command Ridge contained their communications bunker on Nauru, and some remnants of it remain, including rusted WWII guns/artillery. The bunker itself contains Japanese writing on the walls [2]

Japanese relic from World War II on Command Ridge.

See also

  • Geography of Nauru

References

  1. ^ a b c "Nauru High Point" on Peakbagger Retrieved 24 September 2011
  2. ^ "Command Ridge | Nauru Attractions".

External links

  • (in English) Adventure Details: Command Ridge, Topoworld.com.
  • (in English) Command Ridge, Lonelyplanet.com


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