List of islands of Kiribati/3

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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; the Gilbert, Phoenix and Line islands. All but one island, Kanton, in the Phoenix group are uninhabited. The remaining Phoenix Islands comprise the Phoenix Islands Marine Protected Area, which is the third largest marine protected area in the world. [1]


Island (Previous name)[2] Land
area
(km²)[3]		 Lagoon
area
(km²)		 Coordinates Archipelago Type Population
Abaiang 28 232.5[4] 01°51′N, 172°58′E Gilbert Atoll 5,502[5]
Abariringa (Canton Island) 9.1 50 2°50′S, 171°40′W Phoenix Atoll 41[5]
Abemama 23 132.4[4] 0°24′N, 173°52′W Gilbert Atoll 3,404[5]
Aranuka 15.5 19.4[4] 0°11′N, 173°36′E Gilbert Atoll 1,158[5]
Arorae 26 0 2°38′S, 176°49′E Gilbert Atoll 1,256[5]
Banaba 6.5 0 0°51′34″S, 169°32′13″E West of Gilbert Raised coral 301[5]
Beru 21 38.9[4] 1°20′0″S, 176°0′0″E Gilbert Atoll 2,169[5]
Birnie Island 0.2  ? 03°35′S, 171°33′W Phoenix Atoll 0
Butaritari (Makin) 11.7 191.7[4] 3°10′04″N, 172°49′33″E Gilbert Atoll 3,280[5]
Caroline Island 3.8 2.5 9°56′13.13″S, 150°12′41.40″W Line Atoll 0
Enderbury Island 5.1  ? 3°08′S, 171°05′W Phoenix Atoll 0
Flint Island 3.2 - 11°25′48, S°151′49 Line Atoll 0
Kiritimati (Christmas Island) 321 324 1°53′N, 157°24′W Line Atoll 5,115[5]
Kuria 12.7  ? 0°55′0″N, 173°0′0″E Gilbert Atoll 1,082[5]
Maiana 27 98.4[4] 1°50′0″N, 173°01′0″E Gilbert Atoll 1,908
Makin 5.4 See Butaritari 3°10′04″N, 172°49′33″E Gilbert Atoll 2,385[5]
Malden Island 39.3  ? 4°03′S, 154°59′W Line Atoll 0
Manra (Sydney Island) 4.4  ? 4°27′S, 171°16′W Phoenix Atoll 0
Marakei 10 19.6[4] 02°01′N, 173°17′E Gilbert Atoll 2,741[5]
McKean Island 0.6  ? 03°36′S, 174°08′W Phoenix Atoll 0
Nikumaroro (Gardner Island) 4.1 4 04°40′S, 174°31′W Phoenix Atoll 0
Nikunau 18 0 01°22′S, 176°28′E Gilbert Atoll 1,912[5]
Nonouti 25 370.4[4] 00°40′S, 174°21′E Gilbert Atoll 3,179[5]
Onotoa 13.5 54.4[4] 01°52′S, 175°34′E Gilbert Atoll 1,644[5]
Orona (Hull Island) 3.9 30 04°30′S, 172°10′W Phoenix Atoll 0
Rawaki (Phoenix Island) 0.5 0.5 03°43′S, 170°43′W Phoenix Atoll 0
Tabiteuea 38 365.2[4] 01°20′S, 174°50′E Gilbert Atoll 4,898[5]
Starbuck Island 16.2 25 5°37′S, 155°56′W Line Atoll 0
Tabuaeran (Fanning Island) 33.7 110 3°52′N, 159°22′W Line Atoll 2,539[5]
Tamana 5.2 0 2°30′S, 175°59′E Gilbert Atoll 875[5]
Tarawa 31 343.6[4] 1°25′N, 173°02′E Gilbert Atoll 45,989[5]
Teraina (Washington Island) 7.4 0 (enclosed lake) 4°43′N, 160°24′W Line Atoll 1,155[5]
Vostok Island 0.2 - 10°06′S, 152°25′W Line Atoll 0
770.2 92,533


[edit] References

  1. ^ Global Island Partnership (GLISPA) (shtml). Retrieved on 2007-11-26.
  2. ^ The names in parenthesis are the original names prior to Kiribati's independence in 1979. The current names are derivatives from the Gilbertese language.
  3. ^ Except for Tarawa and Tabiteuea atolls http://islands.unep.ch/IKQ.htm
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Atoll Research Bulletin #27 (pdf). Retrieved on 2007-11-26.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t KIRIBATI 2005 CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING: PROVISIONAL TABLES (pdf). Retrieved on 2007-11-26.
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