Makin/Butaritari Location(s)

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Makin/Butaritari Location(s)

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In the LOCATIONS section of PW, "Maikin" airfield is co-named "Butaritari/Antakana/Starmann." But Makin airfield is on Makin Island, to the North of the major atoll. Butaritari Island, on the Southern side of the major atoll, has a clear airstrip (see Google Earth), and Wiki is clear about the origin and naming of this strip as "Butaritari."

See:

Butaritari - Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Butaritari
The runway of Butaritari Atoll Airport was originally built as the World War II American strip (Starmann Field)....

Can I suggest the Makin entry have the reference to "Butaritari/Starmann" removed, and a separate entry made for Butaritari field?

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