Kiribati Genealogy
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Kiribati is an island country in the Pacific Ocean. Some of the islands were formerly under the rule of Great Britain, Japan, and the United States. The official languages are Kiribati, also known as Gilbertese, and English.[1]
Kiribati Map[edit | edit source]
Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Kiribati.
Jurisdictions[edit | edit source]
Kiribati consists of about 32 atolls and one island, Banaba. The groups of islands being:
- Banaba (or Ocean Island): an isolated volcanic island between Nauru and the Gilbert Islands
- Gilbert Islands: made up of 16 atolls located some 930 miles (1,500 km) north of Fiji.
- Line Islands: made up of 8 atolls and one reef, located about 2,050 miles (3,300 km) east of the Gilbert Islands. These include Kirisimati, or Christmas Island, which is the largest coral atoll.
- Phoenix Islands: made up of 8 atolls and coral islands located some 1,100 miles (1,800 km) south-east of the Gilbert Islands.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Kiribati," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiribati, accessed 27 April 2016.