List of islands of Kiribati/4

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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, sparsely populated 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]

[edit] Gilbert Islands

Image Island (Previous name)[2] Land
area
(km²)[3]		 Lagoon
area
(km²)		 Coordinates Type Population
(2005)
Abaiang 28 232.5[4] 01°51′N, 172°58′E Atoll 5,502[5]
Abemama 23 132.4[4] 0°24′N, 173°52′W Atoll 3,404[5]
Aranuka 15.5 19.4[4] 0°11′N, 173°36′E Atoll 1,158[5]
Arorae 26 0 2°38′S, 176°49′E Atoll 1,256[5]
Beru 21 38.9[4] 1°20′0″S, 176°0′0″E Atoll 2,169[5]
Butaritari (Makin) 11.7 191.7[4] 3°10′04″N, 172°49′33″E Atoll 3,280[5]
Kuria 12.7  ? 0°55′0″N, 173°0′0″E Atoll 1,082[5]
Maiana 27 98.4[4] 1°50′0″N, 173°01′0″E Atoll 1,908
Marakei 10 19.6[4] 02°01′N, 173°17′E Atoll 2,741[5]


Makin 5.4 See Butaritari 3°10′04″N, 172°49′33″E Atoll 2,385[5]
Nikunau 18 0 01°22′S, 176°28′E Atoll 1,912[5]
Nonouti 25 370.4[4] 00°40′S, 174°21′E Atoll 3,179[5]
Onotoa 13.5 54.4[4] 01°52′S, 175°34′E Atoll 1,644[5]


Tabiteuea 38 365.2[4] 01°20′S, 174°50′E Atoll 4,898[5]


Tamana 5.2 0 2°30′S, 175°59′E Coral island 875[5]
Tarawa 31 343.6[4] 1°25′N, 173°02′E Atoll 45,989[5]
317.5 1866.5 83,683

[edit] Line Islands

Image Island (Previous name)[2] Land
area
(km²)[3]		 Lagoon
area
(km²)		 Coordinates Type Population
(2005)
Caroline Island 3.8 2.5 9°56′13.13″S, 150°12′41.40″W Atoll 0


Flint Island 3.2 - 11°25′48, S°151′49 Atoll 0
Kiritimati (Christmas Island) 321 324 1°53′N, 157°24′W Atoll 5,115[5]


Malden Island 39.3  ? 4°03′S, 154°59′W Atoll 0


Starbuck Island 16.2 25 5°37′S, 155°56′W Coral island 0
Tabuaeran (Fanning Island) 33.7 110 3°52′N, 159°22′W Atoll 2,539[5]


Teraina (Washington Island) 7.4 0
(enclosed lake)		 4°43′N, 160°24′W Atoll 1,155[5]
Vostok Island 0.2 - 10°06′S, 152°25′W Atoll 0
428.4 461.5 8,809


[edit] Phoenix Islands

Image Island (Previous name)[2] Land
area
(km²)[3]		 Lagoon
area
(km²)		 Coordinates Type Population
(2005)
Abariringa (Canton Island) 9.1 50 2°50′S, 171°40′W Atoll 41[5]
Birnie Island 0.2  ? 03°35′S, 171°33′W Atoll 0
Enderbury Island 5.1  ? 3°08′S, 171°05′W Atoll 0


Manra (Sydney Island) 4.4  ? 4°27′S, 171°16′W Atoll 0


McKean Island 0.6  ? 03°36′S, 174°08′W Atoll 0
Nikumaroro (Gardner Island) 4.1 4 04°40′S, 174°31′W Atoll 0
Orona (Hull Island) 3.9 30 04°30′S, 172°10′W Atoll 0
Rawaki (Phoenix Island) 0.5 0.5 03°43′S, 170°43′W Atoll 0
27.9 84.5 41

[edit] West of the Gilberts

Image Island (Previous name)[6] Land
area
(km²)[3]		 Lagoon
area
(km²)		 Coordinates Type Population
(2005)
Banaba 6.5 0 0°51′34″S, 169°32′13″E Raised coral 301[5]
6.5 0 301

[edit] References

  1. ^ Global Island Partnership (GLISPA) (shtml). Retrieved on 2007-11-26.
  2. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b c d 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.
  6. ^ The names in parenthesis are the original names prior to Kiribati's independence in 1979. The current names are derivatives from the Gilbertese language.


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