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The British ships Charlotte and Scarborough visited the islands in 1788 under the commands of captains Thomas Gilbert and John Marshall, respectively. [38] The vessels had been part of the First Fleet taking convicts from England to Botany Bay in New South Wales, and were en route to Guangzhou when they passed through the Gilbert Islands and Marshall Islands. [39]
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Marshall Islander fish trap, circa 1940s. The culture of the Marshall Islands forms part of the wider culture of Micronesia. It is marked by pre-Western contact and the impact of that contact on its people afterward. The Marshall Islands were relatively isolated. Inhabitants developed skilled navigators, able to navigate by the currents to ...
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The Marshall Islands is the only country in the world that does not have a national football team. [149] The Marshall Islands is therefore the only sovereign country in the world that does not have a record of a national football match. [150]
Marshall Islands history-related lists (6 P) C. Marshallese chiefs (1 C, 12 P) E. Historical events in the Marshall Islands (3 C) S. Historic sites in the Marshall ...
This is a topic category for the topic Marshall Islands ... History of the Marshall Islands (8 C, ... (3 C, 2 P) P. Marshallese people (12 C) Politics of the Marshall ...
The islands which he had originally called "Lord Mulgrove's range" were later [when?] named by Thomas Gilbert [3] the "Marshall Islands". John Marshall also captained Scarborough on her second voyage transporting convicts to Australia in 1790. The convicts coming aboard were in poor health and many did not survive the voyage; this, combined ...