Paris, Kiribati
Abandoned settlement in Kiribati
Village in Kiritimati, Kiribati
1°55′34.22″N 157°29′19.06″W / 1.9261722°N 157.4886278°W / 1.9261722; -157.4886278 (2010)
Paris is an abandoned settlement in Kiribati, located on the island of Kiritimati, within the archipelago of Line Islands.[1]
History
Paris had a coconut plantation in the 1920s, which is now abandoned.[2][3] French priest Emmanuel Rougier lived in a clapboard house in Paris, which has since been destroyed.[4] Paris was mostly abandoned due to poor anchorage.[5]
Name
Paris was named by French priest Emmanuel Rougier who lived there while running a coconut plantation.[3][4] He named it Paris because he was homesick.[5][6]
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