List of islands of Kiribati

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:

• the Gilbert,
• Phoenix
• and Line islands.

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	16.0	232.5 [2]	01°51′0″N 172°58′0″E / 1.85000°N 172.96667°E / 1.85000; 172.96667 (Abaiang)	Atoll	5,502 [3]
	Abemama	27.8	132.4 [2]	0°24′0″N 173°52′0″W / 0.40000°N 173.86667°W / 0.40000; -173.86667 (Abemama)	Atoll	3,404 [3]
	Aranuka	15.5	19.4 [2]	0°11′0″N 173°36′0″E / 0.18333°N 173.60000°E / 0.18333; 173.60000 (Aranuka)	Atoll	1,158 [3]
	Arorae	9.5	0	2°38′0″S 176°49′0″E / 2.63333°S 176.81667°E / -2.63333; 176.81667 (Arorae)	Atoll	1,256 [3]
	Beru (Island)	14.7	38.9 [2]	1°20′0″S 176°0′0″E / 1.33333°S 176.00000°E / -1.33333; 176.00000 (Beru (Island))	Atoll	2,169 [3]
	Butaritari (Makin)	13.6	191.7 [2]	3°10′04″N 172°49′33″E / 3.16778°N 172.82583°E / 3.16778; 172.82583 (Butaritari (Makin))	Atoll	3,280 [3]
	Kuria (islands)	12.7	?	0°55′0″N 173°0′0″E / 0.91667°N 173.00000°E / 0.91667; 173.00000 (Kuria (islands))	Atoll	1,082 [3]
	Maiana	15.9	98.4 [2]	1°50′0″N 173°01′0″E / 1.83333°N 173.01667°E / 1.83333; 173.01667 (Maiana)	Atoll	1,908
	Makin (islands)	6.7	0.3	3°23′00″N 173°00′00″E / 3.38333°N 173.00000°E / 3.38333; 173.00000 (Makin (islands))	Atoll	2,385 [3]
	Marakei	13.5	19.6 [2]	02°01′0″N 173°17′0″E / 2.01667°N 173.28333°E / 2.01667; 173.28333 (Marakei)	Atoll	2,741 [3]
	Nikunau	18.2	0	01°22′0″S 176°28′0″E / 1.36667°S 176.46667°E / -1.36667; 176.46667 (Nikunau)	Atoll	1,912 [3]
	Nonouti	29.2	370.4 [2]	00°40′0″S 174°21′0″E / 0.66667°S 174.35000°E / -0.66667; 174.35000 (Nonouti)	Atoll	3,179 [3]
	Onotoa	13.5	54.4 [2]	01°52′0″S 175°34′0″E / 1.86667°S 175.56667°E / -1.86667; 175.56667 (Onotoa)	Atoll	1,644 [3]
	Tabiteuea	38.0	365.2 [2]	01°20′0″S 174°50′0″E / 1.33333°S 174.83333°E / -1.33333; 174.83333 (Tabiteuea)	Atoll	4,898 [3]
	Tamana, Gilbert Islands	4.8	0	2°30′0″S 175°59′0″E / 2.50000°S 175.98333°E / -2.50000; 175.98333 (Tamana, Gilbert Islands)	Coral island	875 [3]
	Tarawa	31.9	343.6 [2]	1°25′0″N 173°02′0″E / 1.41667°N 173.03333°E / 1.41667; 173.03333 (Tarawa)	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)
	Caroline Island	3.76	2.5	9°56′13.13″S 150°12′0″W / 9.9369806°S 150.20000°W / -9.9369806; -150.20000 (Caroline Island)	Atoll	0
	Flint Island	3.2	0	11°25′48″S 151°49′0″W / 11.43000°S 151.81667°W / -11.43000; -151.81667 (Flint Island)	Atoll	0
	Kiritimati (Christmas Island)	384.4	324	1°53′0″N 157°24′0″W / 1.88333°N 157.40000°W / 1.88333; -157.40000 (Kiritimati (Christmas Island))	Atoll	4,975 [3]
	Malden Island	39.3	?	4°03′0″S 154°59′0″W / 4.05000°S 154.98333°W / -4.05000; -154.98333 (Malden Island)	Atoll	0
	Starbuck Island	16.2	25	5°37′0″S 155°56′0″W / 5.61667°S 155.93333°W / -5.61667; -155.93333 (Starbuck Island)	Coral island	0
	Tabuaeran (Fanning Island)	33.7	110	3°52′0″N 159°22′0″W / 3.86667°N 159.36667°W / 3.86667; -159.36667 (Tabuaeran (Fanning Island))	Atoll	2,870 [3]
	Teraina (Washington Island)	14.2	0 (enclosed lake)	4°43′0″N 160°24′0″W / 4.71667°N 160.40000°W / 4.71667; -160.40000 (Teraina (Washington Island))	Atoll	1,580 [3]
	Vostok Island	0.24	0	10°06′0″S 152°25′0″W / 10.10000°S 152.41667°W / -10.10000; -152.41667 (Vostok Island)	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)
	Abariringa (Canton Island)	9.1	50	2°50′0″S 171°40′0″W / 2.83333°S 171.66667°W / -2.83333; -171.66667 (Abariringa (Canton Island))	Atoll	60 [3]
	Birnie Island	0.2	?	03°35′0″S 171°33′0″W / 3.58333°S 171.55000°W / -3.58333; -171.55000 (Birnie Island)	Atoll	0
	Enderbury Island	5.1	?	3°08′0″S 171°05′0″W / 3.13333°S 171.08333°W / -3.13333; -171.08333 (Enderbury Island)	Atoll	0
	Manra Island (Sydney Island)	4.4	?	4°27′0″S 171°16′0″W / 4.45000°S 171.26667°W / -4.45000; -171.26667 (Manra Island (Sydney Island))	Atoll	0
	McKean Island	0.57	?	03°36′0″S 174°08′0″W / 3.60000°S 174.13333°W / -3.60000; -174.13333 (McKean Island)	Atoll	0
	Nikumaroro (Gardner Island)	4.1	4	04°40′0″S 174°31′0″W / 4.66667°S 174.51667°W / -4.66667; -174.51667 (Nikumaroro (Gardner Island))	Atoll	0
	Orona (Hull Island)	3.9	30	04°30′0″S 172°10′0″W / 4.50000°S 172.16667°W / -4.50000; -172.16667 (Orona (Hull Island))	Atoll	0
	Rawaki Island (Phoenix Island)	0.5	0.5	03°43′0″S 170°43′0″W / 3.71667°S 170.71667°W / -3.71667; -170.71667 (Rawaki Island (Phoenix Island))	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	0°51′34″S 169°32′13″E / 0.85944°S 169.53694°E / -0.85944; 169.53694 (Banaba (Ocean Island))	Raised coral	335 [3]
		6	0			335

See also

• ISO 3166-2:KI
• Districts of Kiribati

References

1. ↑ "Global Island Partnership (GLISPA)" (shtml). Retrieved 2007-11-26. 
2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Atoll Research Bulletin #27" (pdf). Retrieved 2007-11-26. 
3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 "Kiribati 2005 Census of Population and Housing: Provisional Tables" (pdf). Retrieved 2007-11-26. 
4. 1 2 3 4 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. 1 2 3 4 Except for Tarawa and Tabiteuea atolls http://islands.unep.ch/IKQ.htm