Rock pillars
In the shallows.
Anibare Bay is a wide bay on the east coast of Nauru in the Pacific Ocean. Clear turquoise water meets a long sandy beach, pillars of dark coral rock stand in the shallows at low tide, and wooded cliffs rise behind. Anibare Beach runs more than 2 km between capes to the north and south. The bay formed when the east side of the old volcano beneath Nauru collapsed under the sea. Its wooded cliffs hold the richest native plant life left on the island and are an Important Bird Area, with the highest density of the Nauru reed warbler, found only here, and nesting black noddies. You walk the sand at low tide among the rock pillars and watch the waves break on the reef. The government-owned Menen Hotel and a small fishing harbour stand on the bay. The bay is about 4 km in a straight line northeast of Yaren, on the ring road around the island. Surf is often heavy and there are dangerous rip currents, so swim only on a calm day close to shore, and ask locals first.
In the shallows.
And their birds.
Sand and reef.
Anibare district, east coast of Nauru
Surf is often heavy with rip currents; swim only on calm days.
At low tide to see the rock pillars.