Gilbert Islands facts for kids
The Gilbert Islands (Gilbertese: Tungaru; in the past Kingsmill or King's-Mill Islands) are a group of sixteen islands in the Pacific Ocean. It is the main group of islands in Kiribati.
Images for kids
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Portrait of a native of the Makin islands, drawn by Alfred Thomas Agate (1841)
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1852 map by J. G. Barbié du Bocage. Includes regions of Polynesia, Micronesia, Melanesia and Malesia. "Scarborough Islands" are the Northern Gilberts, "Gilbert Island" probably Tarawa, Bishop's Island Tabiteuea, Kingsmill Islands the Southern Gilberts just above "île Saint-Augustin", Nanumea.
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Map of Abaiang and Tarawa, from US Ex Ex
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See also
In Spanish: Islas Gilbert para niños
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