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List of islands belonging to Kiribati
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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.
Gilbert Islands
| Image |
Island (Previous name)[4] |
Land
area
(km²)[5] |
Lagoon
area
(km²) |
Coordinates |
Type |
Population
(2005) |
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Abaiang |
28 |
232.5 [2] |
01°51′″N, 172°58′0″E |
Atoll |
5,502 [3] |
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Abemama |
23 |
132.4 [2] |
0°24′″N, 173°52′0″W |
Atoll |
3,404 [3] |
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Aranuka |
15.5 |
19.4 [2] |
0°11′″N, 173°36′0″E |
Atoll |
1,158 [3] |
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Arorae |
26 |
0 |
2°38′″S, 176°49′0″E |
Atoll |
1,256 [3] |
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Beru (Island) |
21 |
38.9 [2] |
1°20′″S, 176°0′0″E |
Atoll |
2,169 [3] |
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Butaritari (Makin) |
11.7 |
191.7 [2] |
3°10′04″N, 172°49′33″E |
Atoll |
3,280 [3] |
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Kuria (islands) |
12.7 |
? |
0°55′0″N, 173°0′0″E |
Atoll |
1,082 [3] |
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Maiana |
27 |
98.4 [2] |
1°50′0″N, 173°01′0″E |
Atoll |
1,908 |
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Marakei |
10 |
19.6 [2] |
02°01′0″N, 173°17′0″E |
Atoll |
2,741 [3] |
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Butaritari |
5.4 |
See Butaritari |
3°10′04″N, 172°49′33″E |
Atoll |
2,385 [3] |
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Nikunau |
18 |
0 |
01°22′0″S, 176°28′0″E |
Atoll |
1,912 [3] |
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Nonouti |
25 |
370.4 [2] |
00°40′0″S, 174°21′0″E |
Atoll |
3,179 [3] |
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Onotoa |
13.5 |
54.4 [2] |
01°52′0″S, 175°34′0″E |
Atoll |
1,644 [3] |
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Tabiteuea |
38 |
365.2 [2] |
01°20′0″S, 174°50′0″E |
Atoll |
4,898 [3] |
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Tamana, Gilbert Islands |
5.2 |
0 |
2°30′″S, 175°59′0″E |
Coral island |
875 [3] |
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Tarawa |
31 |
343.6 [2] |
1°25′″N, 173°02′0″E |
Atoll |
45,989 [3] |
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317.5 |
1866.5 |
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83,683 |
Line Islands
| Image |
Island (Previous name)[4] |
Land
area
(km²)[5] |
Lagoon
area
(km²) |
Coordinates |
Type |
Population
(2005) |
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Caroline Island |
3.8 |
2.5 |
9°56′13.13″S, 150°12′0″W |
Atoll |
0 |
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Flint Island |
3.2 |
0 |
11°25′48″S, 151°49′0″W |
Atoll |
0 |
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Kiritimati (Christmas Island) |
321 |
324 |
1°53′″N, 157°24′0″W |
Atoll |
5,115 [3] |
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Malden Island |
39.3 |
? |
4°03′″S, 154°59′0″W |
Atoll |
0 |
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Starbuck Island |
16.2 |
25 |
5°37′″S, 155°56′0″W |
Coral island |
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Tabuaeran (Fanning Island) |
33.7 |
110 |
3°52′″N, 159°22′0″W |
Atoll |
2,539 [3] |
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Teraina (Washington Island) |
7.4 |
0
(enclosed lake) |
4°43′0″N, 160°24′0″W |
Atoll |
1,155 [3] |
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Vostok Island |
0.2 |
0 |
10°06′″S, 152°25′″W |
Atoll |
0 |
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428.4 |
461.5 |
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8,809 |
Phoenix Islands
West of the Gilberts
References
- ^ "Global Island Partnership (GLISPA)" (shtml). Retrieved on 2007-11-26.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Atoll Research Bulletin #27" (pdf). Retrieved on 2007-11-26.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "Kiribati 2005 Census of Population and Housing: Provisional Tables" (pdf). Retrieved on 2007-11-26.
- ^ a b c The names in parentheses are the original names prior to Kiribati's independence in 1979. The current names are derivatives from the Gilbertese language.
- ^ a b c d Except for Tarawa and Tabiteuea atolls http://islands.unep.ch/IKQ.htm
- ^ The names in parentheses are the original names prior to Kiribati's independence in 1979. The current names are derivatives from the Gilbertese language.
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