Kingsmill Islands
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The Kingsmill Islands, now known as part of the Gilbert Islands in the central Pacific Ocean, are a chain of low-lying coral atolls that form a major island group of the Republic of Kiribati.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kingsmill Islands canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archipelago
ⓘ
island group ⓘ |
| administrativeDivisionOf |
Gilbert Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Kiribati Gilbert Islands group
|
| climate | tropical ⓘ |
| colonialHistory | part of the British Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony ⓘ |
| composedOf | coral atolls ⓘ |
| country | Kiribati ⓘ |
| formerNameOf |
Gilbert Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Gilbert Islands (as a group designation in some historical sources)
|
| hasEconomicActivity |
copra production
ⓘ
subsistence fishing ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem | coral reef ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasGeographicalFeature | low-lying atolls ⓘ |
| hasHighestPoint | sea level (approximately) ⓘ |
| hasIsland |
Abaiang
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Abemama ⓘ Aranuka ⓘ Arorae ⓘ Beru ⓘ Kuria ⓘ Maiana ⓘ Marakei ⓘ Nikunau ⓘ Nonouti ⓘ Onotoa ⓘ Tabiteuea ⓘ Tamana ⓘ Tarawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNaturalHazard |
coastal erosion
ⓘ
sea-level rise vulnerability ⓘ tropical storms ⓘ |
| hasTransport |
Tarawa international connections
ⓘ
inter-island boat services ⓘ |
| historicalName | Kingsmill Group ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Gilbertese language ⓘ
surface form:
Gilbertese
|
| locatedIn |
Micronesia
ⓘ
Oceania ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ Central Pacific Ocean ⓘ
surface form:
central Pacific Ocean
|
| nearbyRegion |
Line Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Line Islands (Kiribati)
Phoenix Islands ⓘ
surface form:
Phoenix Islands (Kiribati)
|
| oceanCurrentInfluence | Equatorial currents of the Pacific ⓘ |
| partOf |
Gilbert Islands
ⓘ
Kiribati ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Kiribati
|
| religion | Christianity (predominant) ⓘ |
| sovereignStateAfterDecolonization | Kiribati ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC+12 to UTC+14 (depending on specific atoll) ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.