Where is Nauru?

Nauru is a country in Oceania.

Nauru in gold, circled where it is too small to see. Drawn from the outlines the game uses.

Type: Country
Continent: Oceania
Region: Micronesia
Land borders: None. It shares no land border with another country.
Hemispheres: Southern; Eastern
Capital city: 0.53° S, 166.94° E

About Nauru

Nauru is a tiny Pacific island country with Yaren as its de facto capital. Phosphate mining left jagged limestone pinnacles across its interior. Its flag's twelve-pointed star represents twelve traditional clans.

Clues from Atlas Daily

Round 5 on 20 October 2026 (#49), hardest clue first:

Its final visiting whaler of the Age of Sail called in 1904.
Ships returning to load phosphate bring this island water as ballast.
There are no rivers anywhere on this island country.
Yaren serves as this country's de facto capital.

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Nearby places from past puzzles

Kiribati 710 km away
Marshall Islands 980 km away
Solomon Islands 1,300 km away
Federated States of Micronesia 1,300 km away
Fiji 2,300 km away
Papua New Guinea 2,400 km away
Tonga 3,000 km away
Palau 3,700 km away

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Sources: Wikipedia: Nauru. Borders, area and map from Natural Earth 1:50m outlines, the same ones the game uses.