Where is Kiribati?

mochyn

was part of the gilbert islands and is in the middle of the pacific ocean Location: Oceania, group of 33 coral atolls in the Pacific Ocean, straddling the equator; the capital Tarawa is about one-half of the way from Hawaii to Australia; note - on 1 January 1995, Kiribati proclaimed that all of its territory lies in the same time zone as its Gilbert Islands group (GMT +12) even though the Phoenix Islands and the Line Islands under its jurisdiction lie on the other side of the International Date Line. http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/kr.html can swim from australia Kiribati is an unspoiled corner of Micronesia where sailing canoes are still the mode of sea transport. Located in the Central Pacific on the equator, the island group consists of 33 low lying coral atolls which are subdivided into three main groups known as the Gilbert, the Phoenix and the Line Islands. Today these islands and 30 others are known as the independent Republic of Kiribati with Tarawa as its capital. http://www.pacificislandtravel.com/kiribati/introduction.html some writer fella lived there http://www.pacificislandtravel.com/kiribati/about_destin/abemama.html Jul 05 03, 5:28 PM

Baloo55th

Near Tuvalu which used to be the Ellice Islands. Kiribati is pronounced 'kiribass' and is the local way of saying Gilberts. The scene of Arthur Grimble's "A Pattern of Islands" if I remember right. Jul 05 03, 5:33 PM

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