Kingsmill Islands

E354261

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.

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Kingsmill Islands canonical 1

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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)

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Gilbert Islands formerName Kingsmill Islands