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.

Gilbert Islands

Image Island (Previous name)[4] Land
area
(km²)[5]
Lagoon
area
(km²)
Coordinates Type Population
(2005)
Abaiang 28 232.5 [2] Atoll 5,502 [3]
Abemama 23 132.4 [2] Atoll 3,404 [3]
Aranuka 15.5 19.4 [2] Atoll 1,158 [3]
Arorae 26 0 Atoll 1,256 [3]
Beru (Island) 21 38.9 [2] Atoll 2,169 [3]
Butaritari (Makin) 11.7 191.7 [2] Atoll 3,280 [3]
Kuria (islands) 12.7  ? Atoll 1,082 [3]
Maiana 27 98.4 [2] Atoll 1,908
Marakei 10 19.6 [2] Atoll 2,741 [3]
Makin (islands) 6.7 0.3 Atoll 2,385 [3]
Nikunau 18 0 Atoll 1,912 [3]
Nonouti 25 370.4 [2] Atoll 3,179 [3]
Onotoa 13.5 54.4 [2] Atoll 1,644 [3]
Tabiteuea 38 365.2 [2] Atoll 4,898 [3]
Tamana, Gilbert Islands 5.2 0 Coral island 875 [3]
Tarawa 31 343.6 [2] Atoll 45,989 [3]
317.5 1866.5 83,683

Line Islands

Image Island (Previous name)[4] Land
area
(km²)[5]
Lagoon
area
(km²)
Coordinates Type Population
(2005)
Caroline Island 3.8 2.5 Atoll 0
Flint Island 3.2 0 Atoll 0
Kiritimati (Christmas Island) 321 324 Atoll 5,115 [3]
Malden Island 39.3  ? Atoll 0
Starbuck Island 16.2 25 Coral island
Tabuaeran (Fanning Island) 33.7 110 Atoll 2,539 [3]
Teraina (Washington Island) 7.4 0
(enclosed lake)
Atoll 1,155 [3]
Vostok Island 0.2 0 Atoll 0
428.4 461.5 8,809

Phoenix Islands

Image Island (Previous name)[4] Land
area
(km²)[5]
Lagoon
area
(km²)
Coordinates Type Population
(2005)
Abariringa (Canton Island) 9.1 50 Atoll 41 [3]
Birnie Island 0.2  ? Atoll 0
Enderbury Island 5.1  ? Atoll 0
Manra Island (Sydney Island) 4.4  ? Atoll 0
McKean Island 0.6  ? Atoll 0
Nikumaroro (Gardner Island) 4.1 4 Atoll 0
Orona (Hull Island) 3.9 30 Atoll 0
Rawaki Island (Phoenix Island) 0.5 0.5 Atoll 0
27.9 84.5 41

West of the Gilberts

Image Island (Previous name)[4] Land
area
(km²)[5]
Lagoon
area
(km²)
Coordinates Type Population
(2005)
Banaba (Ocean Island) 6.5 0 Raised coral 301 [3]
6.5 0 301

See also

References

  1. ^ "Global Island Partnership (GLISPA)" (shtml). http://www.cbd.int/island/glispa.shtml. Retrieved 2007-11-26. 
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Atoll Research Bulletin #27" (pdf). http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/duffy/arb/127/v127.pdf. Retrieved 2007-11-26. 
  3. ^ 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). http://www.spc.int/prism/Country/KI/Stats/Census2005/Gen-pdf/GTAB-1.pdf. Retrieved 2007-11-26. 
  4. ^ a b c d 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. ^ a b c d Except for Tarawa and Tabiteuea atolls http://islands.unep.ch/IKQ.htm