Gilbert and Ellice Islands facts for kids

3-pence stamp of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands, 1939

The Gilbert and Ellice Islands were a British protectorate from 1892 and colony from 1916. They are formed from two groups of islands in the Pacific Ocean. On 1 January 1976 the islands were split into two different colonies that became independent states. The Gilbert Islands have been the biggest part of the nation of Kiribati since 1979, and the Ellice Islands became Tuvalu in 1978.

Images for kids

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  Map of the Southern Gilbert Islands, Ellice Islands and Tokelau, 1884

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  Portrait of a native of the Makin islands, drawn by Alfred Thomas Agate (1841)

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  SS Tokelau: Government Steamer Gilbert & Ellice Islands Protectorates (30 April 1909)

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  Fanning Island or Tabuaeran

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  Aichi D3A Japanese plane wrecked in Tarawa

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  10 shillings note of the Japanese occupation currency, 1942

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  1956 stamps of the Gilbert and Ellice Island Colony

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  1968 Gilbert & Ellice stamp, after A$ first introduction, representing the coat of arms of the colony (1937–1976)

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  1911 stamp of the Gilbert and Ellice Island Protectorate

See also

In Spanish: Islas Gilbert y Ellice para niños