Fun fact about these islands: they used to be 11 hours behind UTC, which put them on the same date as the US and almost a full day behind the rest of the Asian Pacific islands. So, they just re-drew the date line in a big curve to their East, so now they are 13 hours ahead of UTC and their date aligns with Asia instead of the US. Intuitively it seems impossible that anywhere could be more than 12 hours ahead or behind, but then Kiribati came along. Must have driven Santa mad having to entirely re-plan his route.
Almost all of these are colonial names Paris named by a french priest, London by the same priest who named it in honor of his leasing it from the UK, banana by American soldiers, but Poland's is less clear.
Ok, firstly, those aren't cities. That's an atoll so those place names are more likely bars. Just so we've got the scale right.
Specifically, that's christmas island - kiritimati is pronunced "kirismas". So that's probably the name of the island in the middle, then the name of the nation ("kiribas") underneath that.
The whole island has less than 10k people. They're not cities, they're villages with maybe 1-2 towns. I presumed people would realize the bar comment is comedic hyperbole, alas.
Not quite. There are a few Christmas Islands. This one is one of the larger islands of Kiribati, in the mid Pacific. The one with the soldier crabs is an Australian territory in the Indian ocean.
18 Comments
EndOfLine@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 79d
So glad that I looked it up.
FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 79d
Interdental brush shaped country.
PattyMcB@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 79d
You're mind isn't nearly far enough in the gutter for this community if that's what you see
CaliforniaSober@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 79d
The deepest DEEPEST of gums…
Archangel1313@lemmy.ca · 11 pts · 79d
Banana for scale.
foo@feddit.uk · 8 pts · 79d
Fun fact about these islands: they used to be 11 hours behind UTC, which put them on the same date as the US and almost a full day behind the rest of the Asian Pacific islands. So, they just re-drew the date line in a big curve to their East, so now they are 13 hours ahead of UTC and their date aligns with Asia instead of the US. Intuitively it seems impossible that anywhere could be more than 12 hours ahead or behind, but then Kiribati came along. Must have driven Santa mad having to entirely re-plan his route.
theuniqueone@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 6 pts · 79d
Almost all of these are colonial names Paris named by a french priest, London by the same priest who named it in honor of his leasing it from the UK, banana by American soldiers, but Poland's is less clear.
OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 79d
New York, London, Paris, Munich
Everybody talk about
pop musicKiribatinaught101@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 79d
Also note: it's pronounced "Kiribas", and yes that means the island is pronounced "Kirismas" - Christmas island (for the usual colonial reasons)
radiofreebc@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 79d
Hegar@fedia.io · 0 pts · 79d
Ok, firstly, those aren't cities. That's an atoll so those place names are more likely bars. Just so we've got the scale right.
Specifically, that's christmas island - kiritimati is pronunced "kirismas". So that's probably the name of the island in the middle, then the name of the nation ("kiribas") underneath that.
fonix232@fedia.io · 13 pts · 79d
They are cities... It literally takes less than five seconds to open a fucking Maps app and look at it, instead of saying stupid shut online.
Hegar@fedia.io · -6 pts · 79d
The whole island has less than 10k people. They're not cities, they're villages with maybe 1-2 towns. I presumed people would realize the bar comment is comedic hyperbole, alas.
EyIchFragDochNur@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 79d
These are actual real villages, not only bars.
Hazel@piefed.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 79d
Kiribati is on Christmas Island!!?? Wow, the more you know.
That's the island with the crab invasion right?
naught101@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 79d
Not quite. There are a few Christmas Islands. This one is one of the larger islands of Kiribati, in the mid Pacific. The one with the soldier crabs is an Australian territory in the Indian ocean.
Hazel@piefed.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 79d
Thanks! 😊
guillem@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 79d
Same name, different islands in different countries (and also different spelling).
Hazel@piefed.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 79d
Ty! 🙏🏼