Gilbert and Ellice Islands

The Gilbert and Ellice Islands were a British protectorate from 1892 and colony from 12 January 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.

Category:Islands of Kiribati
Category:Pacific islands
Category:History of the United Kingdom
Category:19th-century establishments in the British Empire
Category:19th-century establishments in Oceania
Category:Former colonies in Oceania
Category:1976 disestablishments
Category:Disestablishments in Oceania
Category:Former British colonies
Category:States and territories disestablished in the 1970s
Category:1892 establishments in the United Kingdom
Category:1970s disestablishments in the United Kingdom