Orona atoll, formerly known as Hull Island, is one of the Phoenix Islands in the Republic of Kiribati. It was one of the islands involved in the Phoenix Islands Settlement Scheme. Coordinates: 4°30′S 172°10′W The Phoenix Islands are a sparsely populated island chain in the Pacific Ocean, east of the Gilbert Islands and west of the Line Islands. ... The Phoenix Islands Settlement Scheme was begun in 1938 in the western Pacific ocean and was the last attempt at human colonization within the British Empire. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...
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