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Islands)  World War II Japanese gun on Tarawa, Kiribati.
General Information      • Phoenix Islands: made up of 8 atolls
and coral islands located some 1,100 miles (1,800 km) south-east
of the Gilbert Islands. The only inhabited island is Kanton with
41 residents in 2005.[1]  The population in 1995 was about
80,000.  For further details about the geography of these
islands, click here.  For Kiribati research tools and web sites
see Portal:Kiribati.  Historical Geography  Gilbert Islands  The
Gilbert Islands lie south of the Marshall Islands and north of
Tuvalu. Tarawa is the most populous island. The climate is
equatorial. There are no rivers, but most islands enclose a
lagoon. The islands are: Abaiang, Abemama, Aranuka, Arorae,
Beru, Butarituari, Kuria, Little Makin, Maiana, Marakei,
Nikunau, Nonouti, Onotoa, Tabiteuea,