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ILES GILBERT ELLICE [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-07-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
OBS

Gilbert Islands became Kiribati in July 1979; Ellice Islands became Tuvalu after the two archipelagos separated in 1975.

French

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  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
OBS

Les deux archipels des Gilbert et Ellice se sont séparés en 1975, les Ellice constituant le petit État de Tuvalu et les Gilbert celui de Kiribati, indépendant depuis juillet 1979.

OBS

L'archipel des Gilbert comprend 16 atolls; l'archipel des Ellice comprend 9 atolls.

OBS

Le générique du nom d'îles prend la minuscule dans un texte suivi, et la majuscule dans une liste, sur une carte géographique ou un panneau de signalisation.

Spanish

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