Kiribati
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Kiribati, officially the Republic of Kiribati, is an archipelagic country spanning the Micronesia and Polynesia sub-regions of Oceania in the central Pacific Ocean. The state comprises 32 atolls and o
Portrait of a native of the Makin Islands, drawn by Alfred Thomas Agate (1841)
Declaration of a protectorate on Abemama by Captain EHM Davis, 27 May 1892
Boeing 314 Clipper in cruise, 1940
Stamp with portrait of King George VI, 1939
Kiritimati
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Kiritimati, also known as Christmas Island, is a Pacific Ocean atoll in the northern Line Islands. It is part of the Republic of Kiribati. The name is derived from the English word "Christmas" written
Kiribati
…area is 811 km2 (313 sq mi) dispersed over 3,441,810 km2 (1,328,890 sq mi) of ocean. The spread of the country's islands, from Banaba in the west to Kiritimati in the east straddles the equator and the 180th meridian. The International Date Line goes around Kiribati and swings far to the east, almost reaching…
Photograph from the International Space Station
View of the village of London on Kiritimati, from a Handley Page Hastings of the RAF, 1956.
The British Grapple Y test on 28 April 1958
The bombs for the British Grapple Z1 and Z4 tests were hoisted by balloon; this is the East Point balloon anchor.