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Banaba (bənä`bə) or Ocean Island, island (1990 pop. 284), 2.2 sq mi (5.7 sq km), central Pacific, in the Republic of Kiribati Kiribati (kĭr'ĭbăs`), officially Republic of Kiribati (2005 est. pop. ..... Click the link for more information. , in the Gilbert Islands. The island was first visited by the British in 1804, was annexed in 1900, and from 1907 was the administrative capital of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands until World War II. The inhabitants are largely Micronesians. Banaba had important phosphate deposits, but mining was discontinued in 1979. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Other outsiders' accounts, such as that by Lilian Arundel, who spent six months on Banaba in 1906 as the daughter of the manager of the Pacific Phosphate Company, stand in contrast with Banabans' own memories. Chapters 5 through 8 review the current archaeological record from individual islands and groups: the Mariana Islands; Palau, Yap and the Carolinian Atolls; the Eastern Caroline Islands; the atolls of the Marshalls and Kiribati; Banaba and Nauru; and the Polynesian 'outliers' Kapingamarangi and Nukuoro. |
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