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
We made a direct course for the Ellice Islands," resumed Mrs. Tracey, "and met with light winds till we were near Pleasant Island, when it began to blow steadily from the north-west.
From Edward Barry South Sea Pearler by Becke, Louis
About north-west from turbulent and distracted Samoa lie a group of eight low-lying coral atolls, called the Ellice Islands.
From Rodman The Boatsteerer And Other Stories 1898 by Becke, Louis
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