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Makin Island may refer to:

Places

Butaritari, an atoll in Kiribati known to U.S. military forces during World War II as "Makin Atoll" and "Makin Island"
Makin (atoll), the local, and now preferred, name for an atoll in Kiribati adjacent to Butaritari, known to U.S. military forces during World War II as "Little Makin"

Ships

USS Makin Island (CVE-93), a United States Navy escort aircraft carrier in commission from 1944 to 1946
USS Makin Island (LHD-8), a United States Navy amphibious assault ship commissioned in 2009

See also

Makin (disambiguation)
Makian, a volcanic island in Indonesia

Topics referred to by the same term

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