List of islands of Kiribati
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This is a list of islands of Kiribati. The Republic of Kiribati consists of 32 atolls and one raised coral island. These islands are dispersed throughout the three island groups that form Kiribati:
All but one island, sparsely populated Kanton, in the Phoenix group are uninhabited. The remaining Phoenix Islands make up the Phoenix Islands Marine Protected Area, which is the third largest marine protected area in the world.[1]
The table includes area [2] and population[3] data.
Contents
Gilbert Islands
| Image | Island (Previous name)[4] | Land area (km²)[5] |
Lagoon area (km²) |
Coordinates | Type | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abaiang | 16.0 | 232.5 [2] | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Atoll | 5,502 [3] | |
| Abemama | 27.8 | 132.4 [2] | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Atoll | 3,404 [3] | |
| Aranuka | 15.5 | 19.4 [2] | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Atoll | 1,158 [3] | |
| Arorae | 9.5 | 0 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Atoll | 1,256 [3] | |
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Beru (Island) | 14.7 | 38.9 [2] | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Atoll | 2,169 [3] |
| Butaritari (Makin) | 13.6 | 191.7 [2] | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Atoll | 3,280 [3] | |
| Kuria (islands) | 12.7 | ? | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Atoll | 1,082 [3] | |
| Maiana | 15.9 | 98.4 [2] | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Atoll | 1,908 | |
| Makin (islands) | 6.7 | 0.3 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Atoll | 2,385 [3] | |
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Marakei | 13.5 | 19.6 [2] | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Atoll | 2,741 [3] |
| Nikunau | 18.2 | 0 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Atoll | 1,912 [3] | |
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Nonouti | 29.2 | 370.4 [2] | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Atoll | 3,179 [3] |
| Onotoa | 13.5 | 54.4 [2] | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Atoll | 1,644 [3] | |
| Tabiteuea | 38.0 | 365.2 [2] | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Atoll | 4,898 [3] | |
| Tamana, Gilbert Islands | 4.8 | 0 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Coral island | 875 [3] | |
| Tarawa | 31.9 | 343.6 [2] | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Atoll | 50,200 [3] | |
| 281.5 | 1866.5 | 93,185 |
Line Islands
| Image | Island (Previous name)[4] | Land area (km²)[5] |
Lagoon area (km²) |
Coordinates | Type | Population (2012) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Caroline Island | 3.76 | 2.5 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Atoll | 0 |
| Flint Island | 3.2 | 0 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Atoll | 0 | |
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Kiritimati (Christmas Island) | 384.4 | 324 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Atoll | 4,975 [3] |
| Malden Island | 39.3 | ? | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Atoll | 0 | |
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Starbuck Island | 16.2 | 25 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Coral island | 0 |
| Tabuaeran (Fanning Island) | 33.7 | 110 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Atoll | 2,870 [3] | |
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Teraina (Washington Island) | 14.2 | 0 (enclosed lake) |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Atoll | 1,580 [3] |
| Vostok Island | 0.24 | 0 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Atoll | 0 | |
| 495 | 461.5 | 8,809 |
Phoenix Islands
| Image | Island (Previous name)[4] | Land area (km²)[5] |
Lagoon area (km²) |
Coordinates | Type | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Abariringa (Canton Island) | 9.1 | 50 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Atoll | 60 [3] |
| Birnie Island | 0.2 | ? | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Atoll | 0 | |
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Enderbury Island | 5.1 | ? | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Atoll | 0 |
| Manra Island (Sydney Island) | 4.4 | ? | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Atoll | 0 | |
| McKean Island | 0.57 | ? | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Atoll | 0 | |
| Nikumaroro (Gardner Island) | 4.1 | 4 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Atoll | 0 | |
| Orona (Hull Island) | 3.9 | 30 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Atoll | 0 | |
| Rawaki Island (Phoenix Island) | 0.5 | 0.5 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Atoll | 0 | |
| 27.87 | 84.5 | 60 |
West of the Gilberts
| Image | Island (Previous name)[4] | Land area (km²)[5] |
Lagoon area (km²) |
Coordinates | Type | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banaba (Ocean Island) | 6 | 0 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Raised coral | 335 [3] | |
| 6 | 0 | 335 |
See also
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 The names in parentheses are the original names prior to Kiribati's independence in 1979. The current names are derivatives from the Gilbertese language.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Except for Tarawa and Tabiteuea atolls http://islands.unep.ch/IKQ.htm
