TABUAERAN

təbooˌəĕrˈən, atoll (1990 pop. 1,309), c.15 sq mi (40 sq km), central Pacific, one of the Line Islands and part of the Republic of Kiribati. Visited by the American explorer Edmund Fanning in 1798, it was annexed by Great Britain in 1889 and became a part of the colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands in 1916. Formerly called Fanning Island, it was renamed Tabuaeran when it gained independence as part of Kiribati in 1979. Copra is the only export. Residents of overcrowded islands in Kiribati have been resettled on Tabuaeran.

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Climate, Environment and Society in the Pacific during the Last Millennium
Book by Patrick D. Nunn; Elsevier, 2007
Subjects: Climatic Changes--Environmental Aspects--Pacific Area--History, Climatic Changes--Pacific Area--History, Climatic Changes--Social Aspects--Pacific Area--History
...and in consequence making it far less attractive to birds. Tabuaeran was the site of a single large village during the Medieval...the loss of this es- sential ecosystem, people abandoned Tabuaeran. Today the island has been re- settled and, because of...
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World War II Pacific Island Guide: A Geo-Military Study
Book by Gordon L. Rottman; Greenwood Press, 2002
Subjects: Islands Of The Pacific--Strategic Aspects, Military Geography--Pacific Area, World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean, World War, 1939-1945--United States
...form of shorthand) was code-named BIRCH (Army) and GUMDROP (Navy). FPO SF 308, APO SF 915. Fanning Island, aka Tabuaeran, (PAGE, LAMPOON, RACKETEER), was used as an adjacent small base. Christmas Island is situated at 1 59 N 157 30 W...
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The Fighting Pattons
Book by Brian M. Sobel; Praeger Publishers, 1997
Subjects: Generals--United States--Biography, Patton, George S--(George Smith)--1885-1945, Patton, George S--(George Smith)--1923-, United States--Army--Biography, United States--History, Military--20th Century
...it cruised to Palmyra Island and Fanning, about 1,200 miles southwest of Honolulu, Hawaii. Fanning Island, now called Tabuaeran, is, like Palmyra, part of the Northern Line Islands. George and Beatrice Patton, Jimmy Wilder, Lieutenant Maynard Levenick...
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Urbanisation in the Island Pacific: Towards Sustainable Development
Book by John Connell, John Lea; Routledge, 2002
Subjects: Cities And Towns--Pacific Area--Growth, Sustainable Development--Pacific Area, Urbanization--Pacific Area
...Islands were identified as the most important internal destination for an overflowing population, since the three islands of Tabuaeran (Washington), Teraina (Fanning) and Kiritimati (Christmas) have nearly 60 per cent of the nations land resources...


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Tabuaeran
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
TABUAERAN t boo er n, atoll (1990 pop. 1,309...called Fanning Island, it was renamed Tabuaeran when it gained independence as part of...islands in Kiribati have been resettled on Tabuaeran...
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Fanning Island
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
FANNING ISLAND see Tabuaeran . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Line Islands
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...airfields, and meteorological stations. Of the 11 islands in the group, 8 comprise part of the Republic of Kiribati : Teraina , Tabuaeran , Kiritimati (formerly Washington, Fanning, and Christmas Islands), Malden, Starbuck, Caroline, Vostok, and Flint...


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