12) Kiritimati. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Line Islands, one of the island groups that compose the Republic of Kiribati. It was previously called Christmas Island when it made up part of the former British...

13) Nauru. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Republic of Nauru, atoll and independent republic (1995 est. pop. 10,000), c.8 sq mi (20 sq km), central Pacific, just south of the equator and west of the Gilbert...

14) Butaritari. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Gilbert Islands and part of the Republic of Kiribati. The town of Butaritari on the southernmost islet is a port of entry and the headquarters of a copra company....

15) Line Islands. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Line Islands, or Equatorial Islands, coral group, 43 sq mi (111 sq km), central and S Pacific. Once valuable for their guano deposits, the islands now have coconut...

16) Bingham, Hiram, 1831-1908, American Congregationalist missionary. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...American Congregationalist missionary, 1831-1908, American Congregationalist missionary, b. Honolulu; son of Hiram Bingham (1789-1869). In 1857 he founded a mission...

17) Earhart, Amelia. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...She was the first woman to cross the Atlantic by airplane (1928) and the first woman to make a solo flight across the Atlantic (1932). She was the first person to...

18) Commonwealth of Nations. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Commonwealth of Nations, voluntary association of Great Britain and its dependencies, certain former British dependencies that are now sovereign states and their...