Talk:Gilbert and Ellice Islands

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[edit] Founding

There is a mistake for the beginning of protectorate : only 1892 by Captain Davies --Enzino 19:28, 10 Sep 2004 (UTC)

[edit] division

Can someone go into the reasons the islands were split from each other? Chris 04:01, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Naming

There's no mention of where the names "Gilbert" and "Ellice" came from. I've read that Ellice Islands were named after a British member of parliament who owned the ship that found them. Is there more info on these namings? -- JackofOz 01:13, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

Ah, found it at List of country name etymologies.

• Gilbert Islands (former name): named after the British Captain Thomas Gilbert, who sighted the islands in 1788.
• Ellice Islands (former name): named after Edward Ellice, a British politician and merchant, by Captain Arent de Peyster, who sighted the islands in 1819 sailing on the ship Rebecca. Ellice owned the cargo of the ship. The Ellice Islands received the name Tuvalu following a vote for secession from the Gilbert Islands (now Kiribati) in 1975/1976.

I've added this info to the article. -- JackofOz 02:00, 26 September 2007 (UTC)