history of Kiribati

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Map of the central and western Pacific Ocean highlighting Kiribati and neighboring island nations and territories. The map shows political boundaries, major islands, and cities, including the Caroline Islands archipelago, with labeled countries such as Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Tuvalu, Solomon Islands, and others, as well as territories administered by the United States, New Zealand, France, and Australia.

Map showing the location of Kiribati in the central Pacific Ocean, outlined in orange, with nearby countries and islands labeled, including Australia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Fiji, Tuvalu, Samoa, Marshall Islands, and New Zealand. The capital, Bairiki, is marked within Kiribati's territory.

U.S. troops advancing on Tarawa, Gilbert Islands, in 1943

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Kiribati

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Map of the central and western Pacific Ocean highlighting Kiribati and neighboring island nations and territories. The map shows political boundaries, major islands, and cities, including the Caroline Islands archipelago, with labeled countries such as Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Tuvalu, Solomon Islands, and others, as well as territories administered by the United States, New Zealand, France, and Australia.

Kiribati

Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

Map showing the location of Kiribati in the central Pacific Ocean, outlined in orange, with nearby countries and islands labeled, including Australia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Fiji, Tuvalu, Samoa, Marshall Islands, and New Zealand. The capital, Bairiki, is marked within Kiribati's territory.

Kiribati

Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

U.S. troops advancing on Tarawa, Gilbert Islands, in 1943

U.S. troops advancing on Tarawa, Gilbert Islands, in 1943

U.S. troops advancing on Tarawa, Gilbert Islands, in 1943, during World War II.

U.S. Dept. of Defense