A nice surprise..a card from Kiribati. (pronounced Kira bas )This my first. Kiribati is now a sovereign State after becoming an independent nation from England in 1979.: Located in the Central Pacific Ocean the Nation comprises of 33 Atthols and reef Islands and one raised Coral Island named Banaba. with a total land area of 800 square kilometers the island group is spread out over 3.5 square kilometers (1,351,000 square miles ) The population is just over 100,000 that live mostly on Tarawa Athol. The Capital and most populated area is South Tarawa. This is a part of what was the the previous" Gilbert and Ellice Islands" group.. Tarawa being in the "Gilberts". Tarawa and other Islands of the Gilbert group were occupied by The Japanese Military Forces in the Second World War from 1941 to 1943.as a supply base and airfield on Betio Island.. This became the scene for one of the first and most ferocious and bloodiest amphibious landings in 1943 by US forces that they had encountered . Tarawa was a costly and very gallant victory for the US Marines.
Thank you so much Rianna for this lovely card that shows the Squeezing out and extraction of coconut oil in the traditional way on Kiritimati Island by local smiling Kiribati women..
Posted Bairiki Tarawa: 02 December 2014: Received Sydney 03 January: 30 days. Xie Xie Rianna.
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