An island in the western Pacific, just south of the equator to the west of the Gilbert Islands. Formerly within the Gilbert and Ellice Islands, the island has been part of Kiribati since 1979.
巴纳巴岛（西太平洋岛屿，北临赤道，东接吉尔伯特群岛，曾属于吉尔伯特和埃利斯群岛，1979年后成为基里巴斯的一部分）。亦称OCEAN ISLAND
Also called Ocean Island
Definition of Banaba in US English:
Banaba
proper nounbəˈnäbə
An island in the western Pacific, just south of the equator to the west of the Gilbert Islands. Formerly within the Gilbert and Ellice Islands, it has been part of Kiribati since 1979.
巴纳巴岛（西太平洋岛屿，北临赤道，东接吉尔伯特群岛，曾属于吉尔伯特和埃利斯群岛，1979年后成为基里巴斯的一部分）。亦称OCEAN ISLAND