Gilbert Islands

E70511

archipelago island group

The Gilbert Islands are a central Pacific archipelago that forms part of the Republic of Kiribati and was a significant World War II battleground.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archipelago → island group →
capital	Tarawa →
climate	tropical →
colonialStatusEstablished	1892 →
country	Kiribati NERFINISHED →
discoveredBy	European explorers →
ethnicGroup	I-Kiribati →
feature	coral atolls → low-lying islands →
formerColonyOf	British Empire → United Kingdom NERFINISHED →
formerName	Kingsmill Islands →
hasIsland	Abaiang → Abemama → Aranuka → Arorae → Beru → Butaritari → Kuria → Maiana → Makin → Marakei → Nikunau → Nonouti → Onotoa → Tabiteuea → Tamana → Tarawa →
integratedIntoKiribati	1979 →
language	English → Gilbertese →
largestSettlement	South Tarawa →
locatedIn	Micronesia → central Pacific Ocean →
namedAfter	Thomas Gilbert →
notableBattle	Battle of Makin → Battle of Tarawa →
numberOfIslands	16 →
occupiedBy	Imperial Japan →
ocean	Pacific Ocean →
partOf	Republic of Kiribati NERFINISHED →
recapturedBy	United States forces →
religion	Christianity →
sovereignState	Kiribati NERFINISHED →
timeZone	UTC+12 →
usedAs	World War II battleground →
wasBritishColony	true →
wasBritishProtectorate	true →
wasPartOf	Gilbert and Ellice Islands →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Abemama → Beru → Beru ("Southern Gilbert Islands") → Betio → Butaritari →	locatedIn
Abemama ("Gilbert Islands group") → Beru ("Gilbert Islands group") → Butaritari ("Gilbert Islands group") → Tarawa Atoll →	partOf
Abemama → Butaritari → Tarawa Atoll →	archipelago
Battle of Tarawa → Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign → Operation Galvanic →	location
British Western Pacific Territories → High Commissioner for the Western Pacific →	appliesToJurisdiction
Fourth Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy) → Seventh Air Force →	areaOfOperations
Micronesia ("Kiribati (Gilbert Islands part)") → Micronesia →	hasPart
Tarawa Atoll →	adminCenterOf
Butaritari ("Gilbert Islands group of Kiribati") →	administrativeDivisionOf
Kiribati →	formerName
Ellicean languages ("Kiribati region") →	geographicDistribution
Kiribati →	hasIslandGroup
Central Pacific Ocean →	includesRegion
Tuvalu ("Gilbert and Ellice Islands") →	previousEntity
Kiribati Uniting Church →	regionServed