Publisher's Synopsis
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.
