Gilbert Islands - Gilbert

Japanese: ギルバート[諸島] - ギルバート

A group of 16 atolls located north and south of the equator in the mid-western Pacific Ocean. It includes islands such as Makin and Tarawa that were known for the fierce fighting between the United States and Japan during World War II. The inhabitants are Micronesian. Copra is the main product. In 1915, together with the Ellice Islands in the south, it formed the British Colony of Gilbert and Ellice Islands. In 1979, it separated from the Ellice Islands and became independent as Kiribati along with the Phoenix Islands and part of the Line Islands.

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Japanese:

太平洋中西部，赤道をはさんで南北に分布する16の環礁からなる島群。マキン，タラワなど第２次大戦中日米激戦で知られた島々を含む。住民はミクロネシア人。コプラが主産物。1915年南部のエリス諸島とともに英領ギルバート・エリス諸島植民地を構成。1979年エリス諸島と分離してフェニックス諸島，ライン諸島の一部とともにキリバスとして独立。

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