Teraina definition of Teraina in the Free Online Encyclopedia.

Teraina (tĕrī`nə), atoll (1990 pop. 936), 3 sq mi (7.8 sq km), central Pacific, one of the Line Islands Line Islands or Equatorial Islands, coral group, 43 sq mi (111 sq km), central and S Pacific. Once valuable for their guano deposits, the islands now have coconut groves, airfields, and meteorological stations.
..... Click the link for more information. and part of the Republic of Kiribati Kiribati (kĭr'ĭbăs`), officially Republic of Kiribati (2005 est. pop.
..... Click the link for more information. . Visited by the American explorer Edmund Fanning Fanning, Edmund, 1769–1841, American trader, explorer, and promoter of trade and exploration in the South Seas, b. Stonington, Conn. At the age of 14 he went to sea. In command of a trading vessel, he realized a large profit from an expedition in 1797–98.
..... Click the link for more information. in 1798, it was annexed by Great Britain in 1889 and became part of the colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands in 1916. Formerly called Prospect Island and then Washington Island, the atoll's name was changed to Teraina after Kiribati gained independence in 1979. Copra is the major export.