Caroline Islands

Group of ab. 500 small coral islands in the w. Pacific, the five largest volcanic; e. of the Philip IMG:content-0746.png:[merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][merged small][merged small][ocr errors][merged small] IMG:content-0747.png:[ocr errors][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][ocr errors][ocr errors][ocr errors][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small] IMG:content-0748.jpg:[ocr errors] Caroline Islands. pines; discovered 1527; annexed to Spain 1686; vainly claimed by Germany 1885. Pop. ab. 36,000.