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Gilbert Islands. Most of these islands are in the dry belt of the equatorial oceanic climatic zone and experience prolonged
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Being now abreast of this island, the extremity ending in a beautiful clump of trees, I hauled up to look at the bay. It appeared to be safe and commodious, sheltered by a long reef running parallel with the island, with two large inlets into the bay. The reef is about ¾ of a mile from the beach,
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in 2014 to re-surface the main road from Betio in the west to
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Islands. Arthur Grimble. The Reprint Society, by arrangement with John Murray (publishers) Ltd., 1954. First published 1952. Pages 247-258.
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A Pattern of
Islands. Arthur Grimble. The Reprint Society, by arrangement with John Murray (publishers) Ltd., 1954. First published 1952. Pages 178-180.
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was a cadet administrative officer based at Tarawa (1913–1919). He became
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1969:"Kiribati Census Report 2015 Volume 1"
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2260:University of California Press
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585:Köppen climate classification
3234:Populated places in Kiribati
2446:The Marine Assault of Tarawa
2394:Grimble, Sir Arthur (2011).
2367:Grimble, Sir Arthur (1952).
1579:Special Naval Landing Forces
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2049:Crosby, Donald F. (1994).
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1758:A 1956 British drama film
1649:The Sex Lives of Cannibals
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1708:Leon Cooper, a US Navy
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2369:"A Pattern of Islands"
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1640:Return to the Islands
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2396:A Pattern of Islands
2193:Howe, K. R. (2006).
1981:on 30 September 2013
1767:A Pattern of Islands
1722:Jean-Michel Charlier
1666:and Edwin Doran Jr,
1626:John Murray & Co
1617:A Pattern of Islands
1503:British Protectorate
1478:Map of Tarawa, from
655:Record high °C (°F)
557:the battle of Tarawa
419:Republic of Kiribati
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2757:Outline of Kiribati
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1495:HMS Royalist (1883)
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2346:"Post Office List"
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1688:In popular culture
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3167:sui generis
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1699:Frank Filan
1308:Te inainano
1304:Tarawa Ieta
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230:Coordinates
3218:Categories
3115:Nukuʻalofa
3110:(de facto)
3009:(de facto)
2923:Micronesia
2838:Wellington
2801:of Oceania
2677:Kiritimati
2639:Nikumaroro
2544:Butaritari
2379:16 October
2273:0520025571
2233:14 October
2206:1869536258
1872:References
1816:by author
1814:travelogue
1745:Battle Cry
1728:in 1950. (
1664:H.E. Maude
1603:World Bank
1350:Marenanuka
1081:(≥ 0.3 mm)
595:droughts.
583:under the
503:breadfruit
455:Gilbertese
423:Micronesia
379:I-Kiribati
369:Gilbertese
349:Population
261: (
3171:of France
3126:Pago Pago
3027:Adamstown
3018:Polynesia
2956:Ngerulmud
2897:Port Vila
2853:Melanesia
2832:Australia
2692:Tabuaeran
2584:Tabiteuea
1740:Leon Uris
1715:Ed Harris
1469:Charlotte
1464:Charlotte
1370:Australia
549:causeways
499:shellfish
489:Geography
465:based on
457:form for
449:Etymology
421:, in the
400:UTC+12:00
392:Time zone
365:Languages
207:Geography
3101:Mata Utu
3090:Funafuti
2996:Kiribati
2827:Canberra
2799:Capitals
2156:28 April
2079:Kiribati
2036:Kiribati
2018:Kiribati
1985:17 March
1953:Archived
1914:Kiribati
1860:See also
1840:Memorial
1833:Kiribati
1480:US Ex Ex
1390:UN Women
1346:Abaokoro
1338:Temwaiku
1268:Source:
1216:2,688.5
1126:Average
1005:Average
589:cyclones
519:pandanus
309:Kiribati
242:173°00′E
224:Kiribati
212:Location
3139:Papeete
3083:Tokelau
3077:Fakaofo
2967:Palikir
2932:Hagåtña
2902:Vanuatu
2862:Honiara
2697:Teraina
2574:Nonouti
2569:Nikunau
2564:Marakei
2529:Aranuka
2524:Abemama
2519:Abaiang
2375:(NZETC)
2331:2569373
2003:, 1952.
1829:Pacific
1827:in the
1620:by Sir
1561:During
1461:vessel
1404:History
1354:Taborio
1342:Buariki
1334:Bonriki
1330:Bairiki
1287:Islet;
1074:(80.8)
1014:(10.7)
1000:(69.8)
995:(71.6)
990:(72.5)
985:(71.6)
980:(72.5)
975:(70.7)
970:(69.8)
965:(69.8)
960:(69.8)
955:(72.5)
950:(72.5)
945:(72.5)
940:(70.7)
930:(77.5)
925:(77.5)
920:(77.7)
915:(77.7)
910:(77.5)
905:(77.4)
900:(77.2)
895:(77.5)
890:(77.9)
885:(77.5)
880:(77.4)
875:(77.5)
870:(77.5)
860:(82.9)
855:(82.8)
850:(83.3)
845:(83.5)
840:(83.1)
835:(82.9)
830:(82.8)
825:(82.9)
820:(83.1)
815:(82.8)
810:(82.6)
805:(82.6)
800:(82.8)
790:(87.6)
785:(87.6)
780:(88.3)
775:(88.2)
770:(88.0)
765:(87.8)
760:(87.6)
755:(87.4)
750:(87.4)
745:(87.3)
740:(87.3)
735:(87.1)
730:(87.3)
720:(95.0)
715:(95.0)
710:(95.0)
705:(95.0)
700:(94.1)
695:(94.1)
690:(94.1)
685:(92.3)
680:(94.1)
675:(94.1)
670:(95.0)
665:(91.4)
660:(95.0)
563:Climate
533:Buariki
515:coconut
459:Te Rawa
441:during
381:(95.5%)
3224:Tarawa
3095:Tuvalu
3064:Avarua
2978:Saipan
2945:Majuro
2873:Nouméa
2718:Banaba
2649:Rawaki
2619:Canton
2595:Tarawa
2589:Tamana
2579:Onotoa
2554:Maiana
2534:Arorae
2402:
2352:5 July
2329:
2270:
2203:
2099:Thomas
2059:
1896:29 May
1848:Tarawa
1822:Tarawa
1788:
1732:
1703:bunker
1632:
1430:Tarawa
1422:marawa
1418:karawa
1374:UNICEF
1213:189.1
1210:240.0
1207:260.4
1204:243.0
1201:257.3
1198:229.4
1195:219.0
1192:229.4
1189:201.0
1186:207.7
1183:192.1
1180:220.1
1069:(8.3)
1064:(4.5)
1059:(4.3)
1054:(4.7)
1049:(5.4)
1044:(6.6)
1039:(6.1)
1034:(6.2)
1029:(7.2)
1024:(8.0)
1019:(8.6)
611:Month
573:fronds
529:islets
511:banana
507:papaya
495:lagoon
483:Tarawa
479:Marawa
475:Karawa
471:Nareau
433:, and
413:is an
411:Tarawa
263:Tarawa
239:1°20′N
221:
188:Tarawa
155:Tarawa
122:Tarawa
95:Tarawa
89:Tarawa
40:Tarawa
3120:Tonga
3058:Samoa
3040:Alofi
3007:Nauru
3002:Yaren
2961:Palau
2727:Reefs
2644:Orona
2629:Manra
2559:Makin
2549:Kuria
2327:JSTOR
2115:(PDF)
1979:(PDF)
1972:(PDF)
1825:atoll
1809:is a
1662:, by
1596:bases
1426:Riiki
1386:UNOPS
1382:UNFPA
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1285:Betio
1072:2,052
650:Year
553:Betio
537:Buota
531:from
415:atoll
338:Betio
320:Betio
3053:Apia
3046:Niue
2938:Guam
2913:Fiji
2908:Suva
2539:Beru
2400:ISBN
2381:2011
2354:2013
2268:ISBN
2235:2009
2227:Life
2201:ISBN
2158:2015
2127:2020
2057:ISBN
1987:2013
1898:2014
1846:USS
1811:2004
1786:ISBN
1730:ISBN
1724:and
1630:ISBN
1535:Sir
1396:and
1378:UNDP
1352:and
1263:7.4
1260:6.1
1257:8.0
1254:8.4
1251:8.1
1248:8.3
1245:7.4
1242:7.3
1239:7.4
1236:6.7
1233:6.7
1230:6.8
1227:7.1
1130:(%)
1121:172
998:21.0
993:22.0
988:22.5
983:22.0
978:22.5
973:21.5
968:21.0
963:21.0
958:21.0
953:22.5
948:22.5
943:22.5
938:21.5
928:25.3
923:25.3
918:25.4
913:25.4
908:25.3
903:25.2
898:25.1
893:25.3
888:25.5
883:25.3
878:25.2
873:25.3
868:25.3
858:28.3
853:28.2
848:28.5
843:28.6
838:28.4
833:28.3
828:28.2
823:28.3
818:28.4
813:28.2
808:28.1
803:28.1
798:28.2
788:30.9
783:30.9
778:31.3
773:31.2
768:31.1
763:31.0
758:30.9
753:30.8
748:30.8
743:30.7
738:30.7
733:30.6
728:30.7
718:35.0
713:35.0
708:35.0
703:35.0
698:34.5
693:34.5
688:34.5
683:33.5
678:34.5
673:34.5
668:35.0
663:33.0
658:35.0
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644:Nov
641:Oct
638:Sep
635:Aug
632:Jul
629:Jun
626:May
623:Apr
620:Mar
617:Feb
614:Jan
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509:and
286:Area
3195:In
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3164:or
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1398:FAO
1394:WHO
1310:in
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1067:212
1062:115
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1052:120
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