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Gilbert Islands facts for kids

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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.

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  • Makin Islander

    Portrait of a native of the Makin islands, drawn by Alfred Thomas Agate (1841)

  • 1852 Bocage Map of Australia and Polynesia - Geographicus - Oceanie-bocage-1852

    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.

  • Abaiang-Tarawa 1873 map nla obj-233983677-1 (retouched)

    Map of Abaiang and Tarawa, from US Ex Ex

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Islas Gilbert para niños

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