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Tabuaeran had a population of 1,960 at the 2010 census, principally
Gilbertese settlers brought from the main Kiribati archipelago by Fanning Island Plantations, Ltd., to work in the
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of stone tools provides a clear window into trade networks that existed throughout
Polynesia and in the case of Tabuaeran, a positive match was made with a quarry located in
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settled, and began producing coconut oil for export. He put the island under
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