Ellice Islands
Britishplural noun
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Formerly known as the Ellice Islands, all are low-lying, with no point on Tuvalu being higher than 4.5m above sea level.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2025
Guadalcanal and the occupation of the Russell and Ellice Islands were preliminary steps for such a drive, assuring supply lines to Allied Southwest Pacific bases.
From Time Magazine Archive
There was going to be air cover—dive- bombers and Hellcats on strafing runs, and B-24s from out of the Ellice Islands, right up to the point of attack.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
Background: In 1974, ethnic differences within the British colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands caused the Polynesians of the Ellice Islands to vote for separation from the Micronesians of the Gilbert Islands.
From The 2002 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
So at this point I happen to notice in the Manchester Guardian an extract from the report of the Resident Commissioner in the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Protectorate.
From The World in Chains Some Aspects of War and Trade by Mavrogordato, John
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