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Banaba

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Banaba or Ocean Island, island (1990 pop. 284), 2.2 sq mi (5.7 sq km), central Pacific, in the Republic of Kiribati , in the Gilbert Islands. The island was first visited by the British in 1804, was annexed in 1900, and from 1907 was the administrative capital of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands until World War II. The inhabitants are largely Micronesians. Banaba had important phosphate deposits, but mining was discontinued in 1979.

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Ocean Island

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Ocean Island Kiribati: see Banaba .

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Banaba

A Dictionary of Contemporary World History | 2004 | | Copyright

Banaba (Ocean Island), see Kiribati

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JAN PALMOWSKI. "Banaba." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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Ocean Island

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Ocean Island (Banaba), see Kiribati

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Ocean Island

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Ocean Island, see Nauru.

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I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. "Ocean Island." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. "Ocean Island." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O129-OceanIsland.html

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Free newspaper and magazine articles

	The really useful Banaba tree.(Home and Garden) Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin; 7/20/2011
	The wonders of ampalaya (& banaba & luyang dilaw).(Metro & National News) Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin; 8/8/2004
	Kiribati unlikely to give the green light for secondary mining at Banaba. News Wire article from: PAC - Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association; 7/2/2004