Gilbert and Ellice Islands

As Gilbert and Elliceinseln a Pacific island region was called, was the 1892-1915 first a British protectorate from 1916, a Crown Colony ( " Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony" ).

The islands of the former colony were, however, geologically to a common group of islands.

In the region of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands - a land area of ​​971 km ² together - lived up to 58,000 people.

For the former island region included

  • The Gilbert Islands
  • The Elliceinseln
  • Ocean Island
  • The Phoenix Islands
  • And some uninhabited islands of the Sporades Zentralpolynesischen.

Since 1978, the Elliceinseln form (now Tuvalu ), and since 1979 - along with the other islands - the Gilbert Islands (now Kiribati) each independent island states.

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