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	Asia and Oceania
		Afghanistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia with a long, narrow strip in the northeast (the Wakhan corridor).
		The capital city of Bhutan, Thimphu, is located in the west central part of the country.
		Turkmenistan is located in central Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Uzbekistan.
	www.nationsencyclopedia.com /Asia-and-Oceania (6262 words)

	Village of Gilberts :: History of Gilberts
		Gilberts was incorporated as a town in 1890, with a board of trustees, a village president, and a local self-government.
		Gilberts is a place close to major cities, but far enough away to provide room for healthy growth of both families and light industrial manufacturing.
		For these reasons, the Village of Gilberts must logically plan for its future and carry on the traditions and values that were so prominently established by the founders of this land.
	www.villageofgilberts.com /index.php?m=115&s=51 (1414 words)

	1943: GILBERT ISLANDS
		The first Central Pacific target was the Gilbert Islands, a group of 16 atolls on the equator, 2,000 miles southwest of Pearl Harbor, southeast of the Marshall Islands and 1,200 miles northeast of the Solomons.
		The Gilbert Islands had been seized by Japan immediately after Pearl Harbor in December 1941, and had been heavily reinforced by the Japanese after the Marine raid on Makin Atoll in August 1942.
		While the landings at Vella Lavella (18 September 1943) and Bougainville (1 November 1943) took place in the Solomons, the invasion of the Gilbert Islands in the Central Pacific was staged, an early experience in amphibious operations and the first atoll operation in the Central Pacific Area.
	www.olive-drab.com /od_history_ww2_ops_battles_1943gilberts.php (1708 words)

	KI. Who is KI? What is KI? Where is KI? Definition of KI. Meaning of KI.
		Its name is pronounced /kiribas/ and is a Micronesian transliteration of "Gilberts", the English name for the main group of islands: the former Gilbert Islands.
		Since 1892, the Gilbert Islands was a British protectorate together with the nearby Ellice Islands.
		Kiribati consists of three archipelagos; the Gilbert Islands (16 atolls) located some 1500 km north of Fiji, the Phoenix Islands (8 atolls) located some 1800 km southeast of the Gilberts, and the Line Islands (9 atolls) located about 3300 km east of the Gilberts.
	www.knowledgerush.com /kr/encyclopedia/KI (471 words)

	Encyclopedia: Kiribati (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The islands were named the Gilbert Islands in 1820 by an Russian admiral, Adam von Krusenstern, and French captain Louis Duperrey, after a British captain, Thomas Gilbert, who crossed the archipelago in 1788 ('Kiribati' is the islanders' pronunciation of plural 'Gilberts').
		Tarawa is an atoll in the central Pacific Ocean, previously the capital of the former British colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands.
		The Gilbert Islands are a chain of 16 atolls and coral islands in the Pacific Ocean, part of the nation Kiribati.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Kiribati (3215 words)

	Kiribati - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Its name is pronounced /kiribas/ and is a Gilbertese transliteration of "Gilberts", the English name for the main group of islands: the former Gilbert Islands.
		The islands were named the Gilbert Islands in 1820 by a Russian admiral, Adam von Krusenstern, and French captain Louis Duperrey, after a British captain, Thomas Gilbert, who crossed the archipelago in 1788 ('Kiribati' is the islanders' pronunciation of plural 'Gilberts').
		In 1892, the Gilbert Islands became a British protectorate together with the nearby Ellice Islands.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kiribati (799 words)

	ki (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Its name is pronounced /kiribas/ and is a Micronesian transliteration of the former English name for the main group of islands, the Gilbert Islands.
		Since 1892, the Gilbert Islands became a British protectorate together with the Ellice Islands.
		Kiribati consists of three archipelagos; the Gilbert Islands (16 islands), some 1500 km north of Fiji, the Phoenix Islands (8 islands), some 1800 km southeast of the Gilberts and the Line Islands (9 islands), about 3300 km east of the Gilberts.
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /KI.html (475 words)

	Kiribati information - Search.com
		Its name is pronounced /kiribas/ and is a Kiribati language rendering of "Gilberts", the English name for the main group of islands: the former Gilbert Islands.
		The islands were named the Gilbert Islands in 1820 by a Russian admiral, Adam von Krusenstern, and French captain Louis Duperrey, after a British captain, Thomas Gilbert, who crossed the archipelago in 1788 ('Kiribati' is the islanders' pronunciation of plural 'Gilberts').
		In 1892, the Gilbert Islands became a British protectorate together with the nearby Ellice Islands.
	www.search.com /reference/Kiribati (1064 words)

	WWII Campaigns: Central Pacific
		The Central Pacific was equally important to the United States as the path of military advance postulated in the ORANGE plans developed by the Joint Board, composed of planners from the Army General Staff and the General Board of the Navy, during the 1920s and 1930s.
		The attack on the Gilbert Islands would be the first experience in amphibious operations for United States forces in the Central Pacific, and the transition from a defensive to an offensive role required many adjustments in organization and attitude.
		Aircraft from fields in the Gilberts and the Marshalls were capable of hitting Makin and Tarawa, and the submarines at Truk were capable of wreaking havoc on the transports of the invasion force.
	www.army.mil /cmh-pg/brochures/72-4/72-4.htm (6932 words)

	Kiribati - Gurupedia
		The Republic of Kiribati is an island nation located in the central tropical Pacific Ocean.
		Its name is pronounced /kiribas/ and is a Micronesian transliteration of "Gilberts", the English name for the main group of islands: the former Gilbert Islands.
		Since 1892, the Gilbert Islands was a British protectorate together with the nearby
	www.gurupedia.com /k/ki/kiribati.htm (688 words)

	Abaiang - Republic of Kiribati
		Another factor was the ability of some kaainga to seize and hold the land of others, as warfare in pursuit of land and status was common in the northern Gilberts, and resulted in the emergence of petty chiefs constantly trying to dominate their islands.
		He experienced great difficulties in converting people because the Gilbertese still believed in their gods and spirits and, although they were curious about Christianity, they were not interested in changing their whole way of life.
		Because of the strength of the London Missionary Society in the Southern Gilberts, the Catholic Church could not make much progress there, but in the Northern and Central Gilberts, where the American Mission were reducing its efforts, the Catholic Church won many followers.
	www.janeresture.com /abaiang/index.htm (1660 words)

	Kiribati - Suggest to a friend of WIKI
		Kiribati language rendering of "Gilberts", the English name for the main group of islands: the former Gilbert Islands.
		Four of the former districts (including Tarawa) lie in the Gilbert Islands, where most of the country's population lives.
		Banaba: an isolated island between Nauru and the Gilbert Islands.
	www.superso.com /wp/k/Kiribati.htm (791 words)

	Nonouti - Republic of Kiribati
		Nonouti Island is in the southern Kiribati group and has an area of 29.2 square kilometres and the population recorded in the 2002 census of 2,303.
		It is the third largest in the Gilberts and it has an average width of 700 metres.
		In 1913, Nonouti celebrated the silver jubilee of the first mass set on the lagoon in 1888 in the presence of fourteen missionaries and two thousand Gilbertese, Mgr Leray recalled the various stages of the mission's work and urged the people of Nonouti to remain steadfast in their faith.
	www.janeresture.com /nonouti/index.htm (962 words)

	Kiribati
		Its name is pronounced /kiribas/ and is a Gilbertese transliteration of "Gilberts", the English name for the main group of islands: the former Gilbert Islands.
		The islands were named the Gilbert Islands in 1820 by an Estonian admiral, Adam von Krusenstern, and French captain Louis Duperrey, after a British captain, Thomas Gilbert, who crossed the archipelago in 1788 ('Kiribati' is the islanders' pronunciation of plural 'Gilberts').
		In 1892, the Gilbert Islands became a British protectorate together with the nearby Ellice Islands.
	creekin.net /n96-kiribati.html (761 words)

	Kiribati
		Four of the former districts (including Tarawa) lie in the Gilbert Islands, where most of the country's population lives.
		Banaba: an isolated island between Nauru and the Gilbert Islands.
		Gilbert Islands: 16 atolls located some 1500 km north of Fiji
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/k/ki/kiribati.html (841 words)

	Districts of Kiribati - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In Kiribati, there are no more official districts but it is possible to divide Kiribati into 3 geographical units: Gilbert Islands, Line Islands, and Phoenix Islands.
		There are no more districts, but a group that unites the Line and the Phoenix islands (ministry at London, Christmas).
		Four of the former districts (including Tarawa) lie in the Gilbert Islands, where most of the islands' population lives.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Districts_of_Kiribati (191 words)

	HyperWar: US Army in WWII: Strategy and Command: The First Two Years [Chapter 22]
		Vital as the Central Pacific was to the Japanese in the defense of the home islands, it was equally important to the Americans, who recognized it as a separate area of responsibility under Admiral Nimitz' direct command.
		The spokesman for the Central Pacific at Casablanca was Admiral King.
		In comparing the southern with the central route, the planners of the Joint U.S. Strategic Committee noted that an advance from the east by strong American naval and air forces in the Central Pacific would outflank Japanese positions on the north coast of New Guinea and sever Japan's line to the Indies.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USA/USA-P-Strategy/Strategy-22.html (10152 words)

	MapZones.com : Kiribati Map
		The islands of Kiribati include Banaba (Ocean Island); the 16 Gilbert Islands, including Tarawa, on which the capital, Bairiki, is located; Rawaki; the 8 Phoenix Islands and 8 of the 11 Line Islands, including Kiritimati Island (or Christmas Island), the nation's largest.
		In 1788 British naval captains John Marshall and Thomas Gilbert, for whom the Gilbert Islands were later named, came upon several of the other islands while sailing from Australia to China.
		Average rainfall in the Gilbert group ranges from 120 inches (3,000 mm) in the north to 20 inches in the south.
	atlas.mapzones.com /kiribati/kiribati.php (838 words)

	4Reference \|\| Kiribati (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Main article: History of Kiribati Since 1892, the Gilbert Islands became a British protectorate together with the Ellice Islands.
		Main article: Geography of Kiribati Kiribati consists of three archipelagos; the Gilbert Islands (16 islands), some 1500 km north of Fiji, the Phoenix Islands (8 islands), some 1800 km southeast of the Gilberts and the Line Islands (9 islands), about 3300 km east of the Gilberts.
		Gilbert Islands: Abaiang, Abemama, Aranuka, Arorae, Banaba, Beru, Butaritari, Kuria, Little Makin, Maiana, Marakei, Nikunau, Nonouti, Onotoa, Tabiteuea, Tamana, Tarawa, Kiribati
	www.4reference.net /encyclopedias/wikipedia/Kiribati.html (507 words)

	600 Mile Walk - gilberts syndrome (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Once thought to gilberts syndrome a gilberts syndrome gilberts syndrome of the gilberts syndrome tissue gilberts syndrome Ehlers gilberts syndrome Syndrome is now gilberts syndrome to affect 1 in gilberts syndrome 5, 000 people.
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	www.600milewalk.org /gilberts_syndrome-1.html (363 words)

	Japanese Forces in the Gilbert and Nauru Islands, Stan Jersey
		This phase was characterized by a gradual increase in strength of the garrison, by expansion of the occupied area to include Tarawa and Apamama Atolls and by a change the strategic character of the occupation from that of a lookout post to a fortified station.
		During the Japanese occupation of the Gilbert Islands were garrisoned by units of the Imperial Navy and it would be well at this point to provide a brief descriptions of the most important types of Naval ground forces that were found in the Central Pacific.
		The situation in the I-175 Gilbert area became hopeless and it was impossible for the Japanese to send land troop reinforcements to this area.
	www.tarawaontheweb.org /stanjersy1.htm (7312 words)

	Central Gilberts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Central_Gilberts (124 words)

	Kiribati: Arthur Grimble (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Grimble had the polite and polished manners of an upper class continental-bred European and he was delighted to discover the same sense of punctilio, the same emphasis on the importance of traditional values and mores, in the pagan old men and old women of the northern islands.
		Grimble had arrived in the Gilberts at a propitious time, when there were still a few elders alive who possessed this first-hand knowledge and who had been saddened and humiliated by the lack of interest taken by the younger men and women in their expertise.
		As a result he soon found himself acclaimed throughout Britain as a writer and broadcaster of radio scripts, all with the Gilbert Islands as their motif, which were later to be collected into We chose the Islands(1952, published in the UK as Pattern of Islands) and Return to the Islands (1957).
	www.wysiwyg.co.nz /kiribati/grimble.html (2320 words)

	Makin:Preparing the Attack
		THE ATTACK UPON THE GILBERT ISLANDS was an early experience in amphibious operations and the first atoll operation in the Central Pacific Area.
		The general staff of the Commanding General, Central Pacific Area, that of the Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas (CinCPOA), and that of the 27th Infantry Division were all implicated.
		In the central portion of the island, such a narrow, unsurfaced road runs close along the ocean shore, and is connected with the main highway by cross-island roads.
	www.army.mil /cmh-pg/books/wwii/makin/mak-prep.htm (5325 words)

	Abaiang (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Another factor was the ability of some kaainga to seize and hold the land of others, as warfare in pursuit of land and status was common in the northern Gilberts, and resulted in the emergence of petty chiefs constantly trying to dominate their islands.
		He experienced great difficulties in converting people because the Gilbertese still believed in their gods and spirits and, although they were curious about Christianity, they were not interested in changing their whole way of life.
		He is still remembered for this and as the pioneer of Christianity in the Gilberts.
	www.pacificislandtravel.com /kiribati/about_destin/abaiang.html (1672 words)

	Pacific Theatre
		Once the Marianas were taken, it would be possible to use them as bases from which the new long-range B-29 bombers could strike at the heart of Japan.
		The advance through the Central Pacific got under way in November 1943 with the seizure of two islands, Tarawa and Makin in the Gilberts.
		The principal islands taken were Kwajalein, which was invaded by an Army force on February 1, and the islands of Roi and Namur, which were invaded by Marines on February 3 and 6.
	www.worldwar2history.info /Pacific (947 words)

	Gateway to Land and Water Information: Kiribati national report
		The population in 2000 was estimated to be close to 92,000 with a growth rate of 2.3 percent.
		Annual rainfall is extremely variable, both annually and between islands, with the annual average in the Gilbert group ranging from about 1000 mm for the drier islands near the equator to 3000 mm for the wetter islands in the far north, and close to 2000 mm at Tarawa.
		Several prolonged droughts, with as little as 200 mm of rain per year, are common, particularly in the central and Southern Gilbert group, on Banaba, the Phoenix Group and on Kiritimati.
	www.fao.org /landandwater/swlwpnr/reports/y_pa/z_ki/ki.htm (1887 words)

	Tarawa on the Web
		Edson, Merritt A. "Estimate of the Situation - Gilberts, 5 October 1943" and "Supplementary Estimate of the Situation, 25 October 1943." Marine Corps Schools, Quantico, VA. 1944.
		Grahm, Michael B. Mantle of Heroism: Tarawa and the Struggle for the Gilberts, November 1943.
		Office of Naval Intelligence, "Early raids in the Pacific Ocean, February 1 to March 10 1942." (Marshall and Gilbert Islands, Rabaul, Wake and Marcus, Lae and Salamaua.
	www.tarawaontheweb.org /tarbib.htm (934 words)

	USS Liscome Bay (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		In all, 191 warships in four task forces, coming together from six different directions, all closing in on three tiny Japanese-held atolls in the Central Pacific: Tarawa, Makin and Abemama in the Gilbert Islands.
		The Southern Attack Force, or Task Force 53, under the command of Rear Adm. Harry W. Hill, was assigned the capture of Tarawa Atoll in the central Gilberts.
		The northern Attack Force, Task Force 52, under Admiral Turner, was given the objective of capturing Makin Atoll in the northern Gilberts.
	www.thehistorynet.com /wwii/blliscomebay/index1.html (917 words)

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