Gilbert Islands

On Nov. 23, 1943, during World War II, United States forces seized control of the Tarawa and Makin atolls from the Japanese.


The Gilbert Islands (Gilbertese: Tungaru;^[1] formerly Kingsmill Islands^[2]) are a chain of sixteen atolls and coral islands in the Pacific Ocean. They are the main part of Republic of Kiribati ("Kiribati" is the rendition of "Gilberts" in Gilbertese^[1]) and include Tarawa, the site of the country's capital and residence of almost half of the population.^{[citation needed]}

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