Transport in Nauru
Transportation in Nauru includes pedestrian, bicycle, automobile, train, and airplane. There is no harbor/port as of the 2020s, as the island is surrounded by a rocky coral reef, however an international port is currently under construction.
Ocean
[edit]The Nauru international port which is currently under construction on Nauru in the Pacific Ocean. With an anticipated opening in 2021, it will become the country's first international seaport and improve commerce and connectivity for the island nation.
Air
[edit]Nauru has one airport, Nauru International Airport. Nauru Airlines, which flies to Brisbane, Australia; Majuro, Marshall Islands; Nadi, Fiji; and Tarawa, Kiribati, is the only airline to fly to the airport.[1] There are five aeroplanes in service.[2]
Rail
[edit]Rail transport is used for moving phosphate from the island's interior to the cantilever jetties on the island's western coast, in Aiwo District. For this purpose, a 3,900-metre (12,800 ft) long, 610 mm (2 ft) narrow gauge railway was built by the Pacific Phosphate Company in 1907.
3.9 km of track were laid down in 1907 to support mining transport.[3]
Road
[edit]The island has about 30 km (18 miles) of road,[3] and traffic drives on left side of road.[4] (see also Left- and right-hand traffic)
References
[edit]- ^ "Who we are - Nauru Airlines". Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ "Nauru Airlines on ch-aviation". ch-aviation. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ a b Dickinson, Greg; Smith, Oliver (2022-03-07). "12 facts about Nauru, the tiny island without a single Covid case". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
- ^ "Countries That Drive on the Left Side of the Road - Aceable". www.aceable.com. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
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