Line Islands

[ lahyn ]

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noun

, (used with a plural verb)

a group of islands in the central Pacific Ocean, S of the Hawaiian Islands: eight belong to the Republic of Kiribati, three are U.S. dependencies. 193 sq. mi. (500 sq. km).

Line Islands

a group of coral islands in the central Pacific, including Tabuaeran, Teraina, and Kiritimati: part of Kiribati, with Palmyra and Jarvis administered by the US

The waterways in the protected channels between the coast-line islands had made the voyage possible.

We went up and down the Line Islands, first, until Dad was heartsick.

That personage had just left Samoa, and was now cruising in the Line Islands, where he had a number of traders.

They knew by experience the sure and deadly effect of the poison manufactured among the Line Islands.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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