What the records say
- When
- 1892
- Kind
- Territorial change
- Where
- Gilbert and Ellice Islands
- Coordinates
- 1.40° N, 173.00° E
- Process
- annexation
- Type
- Annexation (unilateral)
- Pop
- 37400
- Area km2
- 956
- Gaining
- United Kingdom
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Summary
Gilbert and Ellice Islands: Non-state territory → United Kingdom (annexation)
Gilbert and Ellice Islands
1892–1976 British colony in the Pacific
The Gilbert and Ellice Islands was a British territory in the southern Pacific Ocean from 1892 to 1976, comprising the present-day independent countries of Kiribati and Tuvalu.
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The source
- COW Territorial Change v6Correlates of War ProjectCorrelates of War: free use with citation