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GILBERT (KINGSMILL) ISLANDS , an extensive archipelago belonging to Great Britain in the mid-western Pacific Ocean, lying N. and S. of the equator , and between 1700 and 18o E. There are sixteen islands, all coral reefs or atolls, extending in crescent
latitude
chief
supply is the sea. The population of these islands presents a remarkable phenomenon; in spite of adverse conditions of environment and complete barbarism it is exceedingly dense, in strong contradistinction to that of many other more favoured islands. The land area of the group is only 166 m., yet the population is about 30,000. The Gilbert islanders are a dark and coarse type of the Polynesian race, and show signs of much crossing. They are tall and stout, with an average height of 5 ft. 8 in., and are of a vigorous, energetic temperament. They are nearly always naked, but wear
chief
wood
work
Hawaii
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