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Racked From 1900 to 1979 to Fatten the Fields of Australia and New Zealand, an Island of the Pacific Saw Almost All Its Soil Leave, and Almost All Its People
Between 1900 and 1979 the island of Banaba was exploited for its high quality guano phosphate, losing 90% of its surface. Its inhabitants first survived the Japanese occupation and massacre in 1945, and were resettled in Fiji in 1945. Today, less than 5% of the Banaban descendants live on their original island. More
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Between 1900 and 1979 the island of Banaba was exploited for its high quality guano phosphate, losing 90% of its surface. Its inhabitants first survived the Japanese occupation and massacre in 1945, and were resettled in Fiji in 1945. Today, less than 5% of the Banaban descendants live on their original island. More