TERAINA

tĕrīˈnə, atoll (1990 pop. 936), 3 sq mi (7.8 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 part of the colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands in 1916. Formerly called Prospect Island and then Washington Island, the atoll's name was changed to Teraina after Kiribati gained independence in 1979. Copra is the major export.

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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
...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. Between 1985 and 1995 the...


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Teraina
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
TERAINA teri n , atoll (1990 pop. 936), 3 sq mi (7.8 sq km), central Pacific...Prospect Island and then Washington Island, the atolls name was changed to Teraina after Kiribati gained independence in 1979. Copra is the major export...
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Washington Island , Former Name of Teraina, Kiribati
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
WASHINGTON ISLAND , former name of Teraina, Kiribati see Teraina . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Prospect Island
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
PROSPECT ISLAND see Teraina . ____________________ 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...


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