Gilbert Islands

Kribati. Kiribati, formerly the Gilbert Islands, was known for toxicity in the 1950 s and 1960 s (12), but toxicity apparently declined until 1974 when these islands experienced a recurdescence. The morbidity rate has been increasing since then, with a minor slump in 1977 and 1978, and a continued increase (13). Species responsible are listed in Table III. Note that herbivores are... 

A few of the nuclear weapon tests in the Pacific Ocean were conducted by the USA outside the Marshall Islands, near Johnston Atoll and Christmas Island (the latter Kiribati, formerly the Gilbert Islands) however, these tests were limited to high altitude explosions. 

Cooper MJ. Ciguatera and other marine poisoning in the Gilbert Islands. Pac Sci 18 411 140, 1964. 

Later, when plans were being made for the invasion of the Gilbert Islands, the Hawaiian Department chemical office prepared detailed studies of types of Japanese defenses- that might be encountered. An examination of these studies convinced planners that the flame thrower would be a desirable weapon in the coming operations accordingly, the ayth Infantry Division received twenty-four and the ad Marine Divi-... 

Gilbert, N. S., Microphytobenthic seasonably in near-shore marine sediments at Signy Island, South Orkney Islands, Antarctica, Estuarine Coastal Shelf Sci., 33, 89, 1991. 

In September 1988, two hurricanes affected the coastal regions of the Gulf of Mexico. One was Florence, a minimal hurricane (scale 1), and the other was Gilbert, a catastrophic storm (scale 5). The effect of these two hurricanes on the barrier islands of Louisiana is shown in Figs. 11-16. Figure 11 is an NOAA-10 satellite image made at 9 05 AM (CDT) on September 9, 1988, as received at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge. Wind... 

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