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The Trust Territory of Nauru (bordered in blue) is number 3. Allied map of Nauru, World War II. This article lists the colonial governors of Nauru , from the establishment of the German colonial presence in 1888 (as part of German New Guinea ), through the Japanese occupation during World War II , until the independence of the Australian ...
Nauru, [c] officially the Republic of Nauru [d], formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country and microstate in Micronesia, part of the Oceania region in the Central Pacific. Its nearest neighbour is Banaba of Kiribati about 300 kilometres (190 mi) to the east.
Nauruan warrior, 1880. Nauru was settled by Micronesians around 3,000 years ago, and there is evidence of possible Polynesian influence. [1] Nauruans subsisted on coconut and pandanus fruit, and engaged in aquaculture by catching juvenile ibija fish, acclimated them to freshwater conditions, and raised them in Buada Lagoon, providing an additional reliable source of food. [2]
The village names are from the book Nauru - Ergebnisse der Südseeexpedition by Paul Hambruch, who researched on the island during the Hamburger Südsee-Expedition 1908–1910. The village names were changed following the orthographic reform of the Nauruan language of 1939. Nauru - Ergebnisse der Südseeexpedition, Vol. 1, p. 59 – 62
Nauru history-related lists (5 P) E. Historical events in Nauru (3 C) W. Wars involving Nauru (5 P) Pages in category "History of Nauru" The following 2 pages are in ...
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1 Beaches in Italy. 2 See also. 3 References. Toggle the table of contents. ... Otranto The beach at Eraclea Mare Campese, Isola del Giglio A view of Moneglia.
[158] [159] The Tuvalu Media Corporation (TMC) was a government-owned corporation established in 1999 to take over the radio and print based publications of the BIO. However, in 2008 operating as a corporation was determined not to be commercial viable and the Tuvalu Media Corporation then became the Tuvalu Media Department (TMD) under the ...