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THE KIRIBATI ISLANDS TO THE MARSHALL ISLANDS (INCLUDING THE TOKELU ISLANDS, TUVALU, AND OFF-LYING ISLANDS AND REEFS).- 2018 Edition. Describes five island groups, some individual islands, and two island atolls, with each group set apart under a separate heading. The descriptive sequence is from Johnston Atoll in the North Pacific Ocean to about 1,200 miles S to the Kiribati Islanda in the South Pacific Ocean, between 2 50'S and 4 40'S, and 170 43'W and 174 31'W. Further S to the Tokelau Islands, between 8 32'S and 9 26'S, and 171 11'W and 172 32'W, then about 457 miles W to the Tuvalu (Ellice Islands), between 5 00'S and 11 00'S, and 176 E and 180 . Between 2 45'S and 3 30'N, and 172 30'E and 177 15'E lies the Gilbert Island group. Further NNW is the Marshall Island group between 4 34'N and 14 32'N, and 162 20'E and 172 07'E in the North Pacific Ocean. Wake Island lies further N in 19 16'N, 166 40'E. General Remarks 4.1 The Gilbert Island group lying between 2 40'S and 3 20'N, and 172 40'E and 177 00'E are the possessions of the Republic of Kiribati. The Tuvalu group (Ellice Islands) comprise the nation of Tuvalu. The Marshall Islands make up the Republic of the Marshall Islands.

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