[2] It was these spirits, together with Nareau the Wise who created the islands of Tungaru (the Gilbert Islands). Date. Unfortunately, upon landing a Raider accidentally fired a burst from his BAR, eliminating any hope of achieving surprise. Rainfall on Butaritari is enhanced during an El Niño. However, in the confusion, the boat carrying Lt. Oscar Peatross and eleven more Raiders didn’t receive the orders and motored off to the western side of the island. And the son of the sitting U.S. president is one of his officers. 77 years ago, today, the US Marines began two separate attack operations on the Japanese on the islands of Makin (Butaritari) and Tarawa in Kiribati known as “Operation Galvanic”. Once the Japanese had closed within short range, the marines opened fire, wiping out the closest attackers, and blasting the truck’s engine with an anti-tank rifle. [2] Aggregate mining and the removal of coral boulders is exacerbating coastal erosion.[2]. Categories . [16], Coordinates: 3°10′04″N 172°49′33″E / 3.16778°N 172.82583°E / 3.16778; 172.82583, Atoll in the Pacific Ocean island nation of Kiribati, This article is about the atoll known to U.S. military forces during World War II as "Makin Atoll"" and "Makin Island". In August of 1942, the US Marines held three major operations in an attempt to remove the Japanese, including “The Battle of Tarawa”, reputedly one of the bloodiest battles ever fought in World War II. W. R. Carpenter & Co. (Solomon Islands) Ltd was established in 1922. The first two rubber LCRL boats put into the water washed away in the surf. Makin, Battle of, 1943 Sources found : Merriam Web. The town of Butaritari on the southernmost islet is a port of entry. Battle of Makin; Part of World War II, Pacific War: U.S. troops of the 2d Battalion, 165th Infantry, struggle to shore on Yellow Beach on Butaritari Island following a naval gunfire bombardment Soldiers of the US Army's 2nd Battalion, 165th Infantry, struggle to shore on Yellow Beach on Butaritari Island Butaritari atoll has a land area of 13.49 km2 (5.21 sq mi) and a population of 4,346 as of 2010. Bikati and Bikatieta islets occupy a corner of the reef at the extreme northwest tip of the atoll. During the 15 or so days that Stevenson spent on Butaritari the islanders were engaged in a drunken spree that threatened the safety of Stevenson and his family. Makin, now known as Butaritari, is a tiny triangular-shaped atoll at the northern tip of the Gilbert Islands, located just north of the equator between Hawaii and Papua New Guinea. [2] The causeways have also resulted to reduced flushing of the lagoon that has resulted in low levels of oxygen in the lagoon, which has caused damage to fish stocks in the lagoon and causes other biological problems. )[1], Bikati and Bikatieta islets occupy a corner of the reef at the extreme northwest tip of the atoll, bordering a small lagoon to the north of the main lagoon. Clyde Thomason ran down the line of men, adjusting their positions as the Japanese approached in skirmish formation. dict (Butaritari, also Makin, island (atoll) at N end of Kiribati; occupied by Japanese in 1942; taken by U.S. troops 1943) Locally, Makin is the name of a separate atoll to the northeast of Butaritari. 9. Butaritari is an atoll in the Pacific Ocean island nation of Kiribati. The south and southeast portion of the atoll comprises a nearly continuous islet. The runway of Butaritari Atoll Airport was originally built as the World War II American strip (Starmann Field). Butaritari's land defenses were centered around the lagoon shore, near the seaplane base in the central part of the island. Locally, Makin is the name of a separate atoll to the northeast of Butaritari. (Narrow islets are somewhat characteristic of Kiribati atolls running east–west. Battle of Makin US-JP WW2 is situated northeast of Ukiangang Village. The American forces also seized the Gilbert Island Atoll from the Japanese Photo credit: Royston Leonard The isolated squad shot a half dozen surprised Japanese before being pinned down by a light machine gun team. Butaritari is served by a twice weekly air service connecting with neighbouring Makin and the capital, South Tarawa, provided by Air Kiribati. Butaritari atoll has a land area of 13.49 km2 (5.21 sq mi) and a population of 3,224 as of 2015[update]. In August 1942, the U.S. Navy and Marines were ready to go on the offensive with an amphibious landing on the island of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. Butaritari is an atoll in the Pacific Ocean island nation of Kiribati. [11], The last Uea was Nauraura Nakoriri who was in power both before and after the Gilberts became a British Protectorate in 1892. An advocate of the Raider concept, he pulled strings with his father to ensure he got a place on the raid. Small islets are found on reef sections between these channels. Makin is located six km northeast of the northeastern corner of Butaritari atoll reef and 6.9 km from the Butaritari islet of Namoka. Staysail up and setting nicely after recutting in NZ. However, most households keep to a subsistence lifestyle and, although food is plentiful, money is often scarce as there are few paid jobs on the island. Foreword to CMH Edition. The Raiders were bristling with automatic weapons, as one of Carlson’s innovations was to divide his squad into three fireteams, each including one rifleman with a semi-automatic M1 Garand rifle for distance shooting, another man with a Thompson submachinegun for close range firepower, and a Browning Automatic Rifle gunner to provide covering fire. Even with two 100-meter long super-subs, there was just barely enough room to fit 221 men of A and B Company on board, forcing them to depart minus a platoon from each company. [1], Seepage of saltwater into the pits in which babai (Cyrtosperma merkusii or giant swamp taro) is grown is the major concern of islanders. The lagoon of Butaritari is deep and can accommodate large ships, though the entrance passages are relatively narrow. [2] This chief had all the powers and authority to make and impose decisions for Butaritari and Makin, a system very different from the southern Gilbert Islands where power was wielded collectively by the unimwane or old men. (AP Photo) May 1942: After defending the island for nearly a month, American and Filipino soldiers surrender to Japanese invasion troops on Corregidor island, Philippines. Bikati and Bikatieta islets occupy a The garrison’s commander, Chief Petty Officer Kyuzaburou Kanemitsu, had already been placed on alert several days earlier, and his men snapped into action, deploying by bike and truck to to confront the American invaders. The long vigil of another tropical night after two days of battle left the men on Butaritari tense and excitable. Both of the submarines dove quickly after spotting them on radar and the Raiders took cover. [2] The earliest trading companies on Butaritari were the Hamburg-based Handels-und Plantagen-Gesellschaft der Südsee-Inseln zu Hamburg (DHPG) with Pacific headquarters in Samoa, and On Chong (Chinese traders with Australian connections via the goldfields). For heavy weapons, they had .30 caliber light machineguns and .55 caliber Boys anti-tank rifles Carlson had specially requisitioned from the Canadian Army. At 0400 a sentry on the lagoon convinced himself that some small landing craft out in the lagoon were enemy reinforcements, perhaps from a relieving Japanese task force, which one of the prisoners had reported to be on the way. Leon Chapman dueled with a Japanese machine gun nest at a range of 200 meters, unleashing 400 rounds. The Allies had only sketchy photographic intelligence on the actual Japanese forces present, and estimated there could be as many as 300 troops on Makin and a shore battery overlooking the lagoon. Butaritari is the second most northerly of the Gilbert Islands; 3 kilometres (1.6 nmi; 1.9 mi) to the northeast is Makin. Landing van twee onderzeeërs, Carlson’s 211-man kracht doodde 83 van garnizoen Makin’s en vernietigd installaties van … Seventeen others were beheaded by the Japanese on Tarawa atoll in August and September 1942 in retaliation for an American raid on the atolls. Fluenta in the background: Butaritari was the site of the Makin Raid and the Battle of Makin so we saw a few World War II relics as well. Landing from two submarines, Carlson's 211-man force killed 83 of Makin's garrison and destroyed the island's installations before withdrawing. Battle of Makin US-JP WW2 is a battlefield in Butaritari. Carlson soon threw in the 2nd Platoon into the fray—it suffered nine casualties in fifteen minutes—then rushed in B Company. During World War II, Butaritari was known by US forces as Makin Atoll, and was the site of the Battle of Makin. The atoll reef is continuous but almost without islets along the north side. John Jones was one of seven coastwatchers on Butaritari atoll in the north of the group. The present name of the island is Butaritari in the island nation of Kiribati. A US Army monograph covering the campaign on Makin Atoll (Butaritari Island) in the Gilbert Islands, November 1943 -- a part of Operation GALVANIC. dict (Butaritari, also Makin, island (atoll) at N end of Kiribati; occupied by Japanese in 1942; taken by U.S. troops 1943) The south and southeast portion of the atoll comprises a nearly continuous islet. King, the Chief of Naval Operations, wanted to attack right into the heart of the Japanese oute… The atoll is roughly four-sided. These lasted between 20 – 23 November 1943. The atoll reef is continuous but almost without islets along the north side. Sgt. Butaritari's land defenses were centered around the lagoon shore, near the seaplane base in the central part of the island. Battle of Makin; Part of World War II, Pacific War: U.S. troops of the 2d Battalion, 165th Infantry, struggle to shore on Yellow Beach on Butaritari Island following a naval gunfire bombardment Soldiers of the US Army's 2nd Battalion, 165th Infantry, struggle to shore on Yellow Beach on Butaritari Island The atoll is roughly four-sided and nearly 30 km (19 mi) across in the east–west direction, and averages about 15 km (9 mi) north to south. American air operations began on November 13, 1943, followed by bombardment from fire support ships. Ironically, gung ho was not an actual Chinese idiom, but would soon become a term in English. Butaritari atoll aka Makin Atoll is located in the northern end of the Gilbert group south of Little Makin. The Makin raid in 1942 might seem to have the implausible plot of an action movie—and in fact, one year later it would become one! The atoll is roughly four-sided. [10] Any possible Guano Islands Act claim by the United States to Butaritari and Little Makin was renounced in the 1970s. For the atoll now known as "Makin", see, W. R. Carpenter & Co. 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The Pacific War began with six months of defeats for U.S. forces until the decisive turning point in the naval battle of Midway. Battle of Makin US-JP WW2 is situated northeast of Ukiangang Village. They were happy to help the Americans, and told them that there were between 160 and 300 Japanese on the island, and that they had been prepared for their coming. They had met the test of combat. The Raiders were on a destroying rampage. Butaritari atoll was the site of the Makin Raid in August 1942, when two companies of the 2nd Marine Raider Battalion landed from the submarines USS Argonaut and USS Nautilus, as a feint to draw Japanese attention away from the planned invasion route through the Solomons. Lt. Col. Evans Carlson had been wounded in action as an army captain in World War I, decorated with the Navy Cross for defeating bandits in Nicaragua as a marine lieutenant, befriended FDR while commanding his guard detachment in Georgia, and then accompanied and observed Communist insurgents fighting the Japanese in China. Locally, Makin is the name of a separate atoll three kilometers to the northeast of Butaritari. After struggling for an hour with the surf, Carlson’s Raiders finally landed around 5 AM, with some of the units badly scattered but apparently undetected. Meanwhile, Peatross’s squad of a dozen soldiers had landed at the second landing zone and advanced unopposed through the barracks and into the defender’s command post. During World War II, Butaritari was known by United States Armed Forces as Makin Atoll, and was the site of the Battle of Makin. Across the field is the much larger Bolton army, using burning flayed corpses in an effort to demoralize the Stark troops. On the eve of invasion, the Japanese garrison consisted of 806 men. Without aircraft, ships, or hope of reinforcement or relief, the outnumbered and outgunned defenders could only try to delay the American attack for as long as possible. Battle of Britain is a 1969 British Second World War film directed by Guy Hamilton, and produced by Harry Saltzman and S. Benjamin Fisz.The film documented the events of the Battle of Britain.The film drew many respected British actors to accept roles as key figures of the battle, including Sir Laurence Olivier as Sir Hugh Dowding and Trevor Howard as Keith Park. The battle for Butaritari made veterans of the men of the 165th RCT. geo. February 21, 2014 by Patrick Shrier. These lasted between 20 – 23 November 1943. [13][14][15] Through the 1920s On Chong experienced gradual decline in its operations as the result of low copra prices. In the northeast corner, the reef is some 1.75 km (1.09 mi) across and with only scattered small islet development. It is a linear reef feature, 12.3 km long north-south, with five islets, the two larger ones being inhabited (Makin and Kiebu). At this time Nakaeia was the ruler of Butaritari and Makin atolls, his father being Tebureimoa and his grandfather being Tetimararoa. However, Pacific Commander-in-Chief Adm. Chester Nimitz also conceived of a commando raid to divert Japanese forces and gather intel. On a stormy night, U.S. Marines set off secretly from submarines to assault a remote island base. Soldiers of the US Army's 2nd Battalion, 165th Infantry, struggle to shore on Yellow Beach on Butaritari Island. Battle of Makin. Makin, Battle of, 1943 Sources found : Merriam Web. Both of the submarines dove quickly after spotting them on radar and the Raiders took cover. For the Americans, the first night on Butaritari was a long one. After the Breadfruit Battle about 11:30 hour’s two lone Nakajima E8N Type 95 ‘Dave’ reconnaissance aircraft arrived. The reef is more submerged and broken into several broad channels along the west side. On Tarawa and Butaritari Atoll there are still physical relics of the occupation and operations. The marine leader believed in giving more initiative to subordinates and breaking down the barriers between officers and enlisted men, which did little to endear him to his superiors. Thanks to the experience gained at Makin, these troops could be expected to make a greater contribution to future victories in the Central Pacific. Inspecting the silenced position afterwards, Chapman “almost threw up” when realized that he had killed a dozen Japanese who had sacrificed themselves one after another to man the weapon. Bikati and Bikatieta islets occupy a The Battle of Makin was an engagement of the Pacific campaign of World War II, fought from 20 to 23 November 1943, on Makin Atoll in the Gilbert Islands. During World War II, Butaritari was known by US forces as Makin Atoll, and was the site of the Battle of Makin. On November 23 the force commander reported "Makin taken.". The landing force, Task Group 52.6, consisted of units of the 27th Infantry Division commanded by Major General Ralph C. Smith, transported by attack transports Neville, Leonard Wood, Calvert, and Pierce; attack cargo ship Alcyone; landing ship dock Belle Grove; and LSTs −31, −78, and −179 of Task Group 52.1. Kiri1 TV New coverage (in Kiribati) on the 77th Anniversary of the Battles of Tarawa and Butaritari (Makin) videos. On the right side we have our list of tour guide operators offering battlefield tours in Tarawa (Battle of Tarawa) and Butaritari (Battle of Makin). Lying east of the Marshall islands, Makin would make an excellent seaplane base, extending Japanese air patrols closer to Howland Island, Baker Island, Tuvalu, Phoenix and Ellice Islands, all held by the Allies and protecting the eastern flank of the Japanese perimeter from an Allied attack. Ramsay himself trots out on his horse to the front of the formation, bringing along a prisoner: Rickon Stark himself. The atoll is roughly four-sided and nearly 30 km across in the east-west direction, and averages about 15 km north to south. Twice a day, the boats would surface to allow the Raiders to exercise and breath in fresh air for exactly ten minutes on deck, before the vessels ducked back into the hot Pacific waters to avoid air attack. Photos below. De bouw vorderde de komende negen maanden en Makin’s klein garnizoen bleef grotendeels genegeerd door de geallieerde troepen. The Japanese trading company Nanyo Boeki Kabushiki Kaisha established operations in Butaritari Village. Butaritari has rich marine resources, with a large lagoon and wide reef. Troops began to go ashore on November 20, and the attacking troops knocked out the fortified strongpoints one by one. The people of Kuma village had the power to call dolphins or whales, and used this ability on special occasions to provide meat for important feasts such as the opening of a new maneaba.[9]. The Raider’s misadventures continued when they captured a Japanese soldier, but then grew distracted, and shot the captive when he made a break for it. In 1942 the island had a small, roughly 160 man garrison, and was the site of a Japanese Airfield. The first traders resident in the Gilberts were Randell and Durant who arrived in 1846. The military tank was used against the Japanese in the battle of the Tenaru River during the early stages of fighting. These two atolls share the dialect of Gilbertese language. Von Mapcarta, die freie Karte. The number of trained combat troops on Makin was no more than 300 soldiers. [11], Nakaeia allowed two San Francisco trading firms to operate, Messrs. Crawford and Messrs. Wightman Brothers, with up to 12 Europeans resident on islands of the atolls. Despite their great superiority in men and weapons, the Americans had considerable difficulty subduing the island's small defensive force. Carlson had made contact with the natives of Makin, a few of whom spoke pidgin English. The Army would attack the older Japanese bases at Butaritari and Makin, while the Marine Corps operation would focus on Tarawa Atoll. In June 1943 the Joint Chiefs of Staff directed Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, Commander in Chief of the Pacific Fleet (CINCPAC), to submit a plan to occupy the Marshall Islands. Initially both Nimitz and Admiral Ernest J. [2], Butaritari Post Office opened on 1 January 1911.[12]. U.S. Marine Corps brass disliked the idea, but reluctantly formed two battalions of “Raiders”—and appointed a black sheep of the USMC to lead one of them. What was arguably the first combat operation ever undertaken by a U.S. military special forces unit nearly ended in complete disaster. [2] The erosion problems are identified as being linked to aggregate mining, land reclamation and the construction of causeways that is thought to change the currents along the shoreline. The lagoon is deep and can accommodate large ships, though the entrance passages are relatively narrow. Published by DMO at November 20, 2020. Conditions during the transit were miserable, with the Raiders packed into vacated torpedo storage tubes. Makin, now known as Butaritari, is a tiny triangular-shaped atoll at the northern tip of the Gilbert Islands, located just north of the equator between Hawaii and Papua New Guinea. Butaritari is an atoll in the Pacific Ocean island nation of Kiribati. During World War II it was the first central Pacific island to be regained by the Allies (Nov., 1943). 77 years ago, today, the US Marines began two separate attack operations on the Japanese on the islands of Makin (Butaritari) and Tarawa in Kiribati known as “Operation Galvanic”. Quickly, Le Francois put his platoon into an ambush position in a grove of breadfruit trees on high ground. To get Carlson’s men into striking position, the navy assigned two huge cruiser submarines, the USS Nautilus and Argonaut, the largest in the U.S. Navy at the time. [1], The south and southeast portion of the atoll comprises a nearly continuous islet, broken only by a single, broad section of interislet reef. Makin Atoll, Gilbert Islands. It is the most fertile of the Gilbert Islands, with relatively good soils (for an atoll) and high rainfall. The Battle of Tarawa and the Battle of Makin (in fact Butaritari) were a major turning point in the war for the Allies, which battles were the implementation of " Operation Galvanic ". 165th Infantry assault wave attacking Butaritari, Yellow Beach Two, find it slow going in the coral bottom waters. The aim was to facilitate the development of a strong cash crop economy on the island and link the Marshall Islands with Kiribati. The Battle of Hastings was fought on 14 October 1066 between the Norman-French army of William, the Duke of Normandy, and an English army under the Anglo-Saxon King Harold Godwinson, beginning the Norman conquest of England.It took place approximately 7 miles (11 kilometres) northwest of Hastings, close to the present-day town of Battle, East Sussex, and was a decisive Norman victory. Green troops, nervous in their first battle, peppered away indiscriminately at unseen targets, wasting ammunition and drawing Japanese fire. Carlson quickly realized that the two-prong attack he had planned would be too complicated to execute under the stormy conditions and instead ordered A and B company to land together. Butaritari is an atoll in the Pacific Ocean island nation of Kiribati. Landing from two submarines the 211-man force killed 83 of Makin's garrison and destroyed the island's installations before withdrawing. Part of World War II, Pacific War. He was captured and taken to a prison camp in Japan. These lasted between 20 – 23 November 1943. Now that Butaritari has become the preferred name for the larger atoll, speakers tend to drop the qualifier for Makin. (An atoll is a ring of islands formed around an extinct volcano that has sunk below sea-level.) At 0315 on 17 August, A and B Companies of the 2d Marine Raider Battalion consisting of about 200 Marines, (Carlson’s Raiders) landed on the south side of Butaritari Island from two submarines, opposite of the principal settlement. Butaritari lies a couple of hundred kilometres north of Tarawa. The presence of the Europeans, and the alcohol they traded to the islanders, resulted in periodic alcoholic binges that only ended with Nakaeia making tapu (forbidding) the sale of alcohol. The Battle of Basantar or the Battle of Barapind (December 4–16, 1971) was one of the vital battles fought as part of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 in the western sector of India. This changed on August 17, 1942, when the Butaritari came under attack from Colonel Evans Carlson's 2nd Marine Raider Battalion . The Battle of Midway effectively turned the Japanese strategic offensive into a strategic defense and pushed open the door to the Central Pacific. 20–23 November 1943. On 10 December 1941, three days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, 300 Japanese troops, plus laborers of the "Gilberts Invasion Special Landing Force" arrived off Butaritari — then known as "Makin" — and occupied without resistance. The story seems right out of a 1980s action movie. Nakaeia was described by Stevenson as “a fellow of huge physical strength, masterful, violent … Alone in his islands it was he who dealt and profited; he was the planter and the merchant” with his subjects toiling in servitude and fear. Butaritari is an atoll in the Pacific Ocean island nation of Kiribati.It is the most fertile of the Gilbert Islands, with relatively good soils (for an atoll) and high rainfall.Butaritari atoll has a land area of 13.49 km 2 (5.21 sq mi) and a population of 4,346 as of 2010.During World War II, Butaritari was known by American forces as Makin Atoll, and was the site of the Battle of Makin. Jun 13, 2018 - Troops of the 165th infantry on Butaritari Beach, Makin Atoll in November 1943. An important legend in the culture of Butaritari is that spirits who lived in a tree in Samoa migrated northward carrying branches from the tree, Te Kaintikuaba, which translates as the tree of life. 77 years ago, today, the US Marines began two separate attack operations on the Japanese on the islands of Makin (Butaritari) and Tarawa in Kiribati known as “Operation Galvanic”. Battle of Vitoria, (June 21, 1813), decisive battle of the Peninsular War that finally broke Napoleon’s power in Spain.The battle was fought between a combined English, Spanish, and Portuguese army numbering 72,000 troops and 90 guns under Arthur Wellesley, 1st duke of Wellington, and a French army numbering 57,000 troops and 150 guns commanded by King Joseph Bonaparte. Wearily, the Raiders continued the advance when at 6 AM the scouts of 1st Platoon of A Company, under Lt. Japanese machine gun fire from the right flank makes it more difficult for them. File:165th Infantry assault wave attacking Butaritari - NARA - 531172 - restored.png From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository Jump to navigation Jump to search In August of 1942, the US Marines held three major operations in an attempt to remove the Japanese, including “The Battle of Tarawa”, reputedly one of the bloodiest battles ever fought in World War II. Makin, now known as Butaritari, is a tiny triangular-shaped atoll at the northern tip of the Gilbert Islands, located just north of the equator between Hawaii and Papua New Guinea. Thus, the lagoon of Butaritari is very open to exchange with the ocean. On November 20, 1943, a force of 3,500 highly trained American soldiers invaded this Central Pacific atoll located 2,000 miles southwest of Hawaii in the Gilbert Islands. Location. Thomason had persisted in standing out of cover to assist his men, and posthumously became the first enlisted marine to receive the Medal of Honor. The south and southeast portion of the atoll comprises a nearly continuous islet. The military tank was used against the Japanese in the battle of the Tenaru River during the early stages of fighting. At dawn on November 20, 1943, off Makin Atoll in the Gilbert Islands, a task force of U.S. Navy battleships, cruisers and destroyers moved into position for pre-invasion bombardment while transports carrying soldiers of the 165th Regimental Combat Team (RCT) sailed quietly into their assigned areas off Makin’s main island, Butaritari, at the southern edge of the atoll. Butaritari became a part of the British colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands in 1915. From Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Camouflaged snipers strapped to palm trees picked off more leaders, killing battalion intel officer Lt. Jerry Holtom as well as no less than four radio operators. Butaritari was called Makin Atoll by the U.S. military, and present-day Makin was then known as Makin Meang (Northern Makin) or Little Makin to distinguish it. Butaritari's land defenses were centered around the lagoon shore, near the seaplane base in the central part of the island. Pvt. Foreword to CMH Edition. Robert Louis Stevenson, Fanny Vandegrift Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne visited Butaritari from 14 July 1889 to early August. At some point amidst the mayhem, they had killed Kanimetsu, who had destroyed the classified documents and sent a final message “We are dying defending the island.”, © Copyright 2020 Center for the National Interest All Rights Reserved. The uninsulated 6-horsepower engines on the remaining launches were swamped with seawater and many failed to start. These lasted between 20 – 23 November 1943. 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