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] | Gilbert | Atoll | 5,502[5] | |
| Abariringa (Canton Island) | 9.1 | 50 | Phoenix | Atoll | 41[5] | |
| Abemama | 23 | 132.4[4] | Gilbert | Atoll | 3,404[5] | |
| Aranuka | 15.5 | 19.4[4] | Gilbert | Atoll | 1,158[5] | |
| Arorae | 26 | 0 | Gilbert | Atoll | 1,256[5] | |
| Banaba | 6.5 | 0 | West of Gilbert | Raised coral | 301[5] | |
| Beru | 21 | 38.9[4] | Gilbert | Atoll | 2,169[5] | |
| Birnie Island | 0.2 | ? | Phoenix | Atoll | 0 | |
| Butaritari (Makin) | 11.7 | 191.7[4] | Gilbert | Atoll | 3,280[5] | |
| Caroline Island | 3.8 | 2.5 | Line | Atoll | 0 | |
| Enderbury Island | 5.1 | ? | Phoenix | Atoll | 0 | |
| Flint Island | 3.2 | - | Line | Atoll | 0 | |
| Kiritimati (Christmas Island) | 321 | 324 | Line | Atoll | 5,115[5] | |
| Kuria | 12.7 | ? | Gilbert | Atoll | 1,082[5] | |
| Maiana | 27 | 98.4[4] | Gilbert | Atoll | 1,908 | |
| Makin | 5.4 | See Butaritari | Gilbert | Atoll | 2,385[5] | |
| Malden Island | 39.3 | ? | Line | Atoll | 0 | |
| Manra (Sydney Island) | 4.4 | ? | Phoenix | Atoll | 0 | |
| Marakei | 10 | 19.6[4] | Gilbert | Atoll | 2,741[5] | |
| McKean Island | 0.6 | ? | Phoenix | Atoll | 0 | |
| Nikumaroro (Gardner Island) | 4.1 | 4 | Phoenix | Atoll | 0 | |
| Nikunau | 18 | 0 | Gilbert | Atoll | 1,912[5] | |
| Nonouti | 25 | 370.4[4] | Gilbert | Atoll | 3,179[5] | |
| Onotoa | 13.5 | 54.4[4] | Gilbert | Atoll | 1,644[5] | |
| Orona (Hull Island) | 3.9 | 30 | Phoenix | Atoll | 0 | |
| Rawaki (Phoenix Island) | 0.5 | 0.5 | Phoenix | Atoll | 0 | |
| Tabiteuea | 38 | 365.2[4] | Gilbert | Atoll | 4,898[5] | |
| Starbuck Island | 16.2 | 25 | Line | Atoll | 0 | |
| Tabuaeran (Fanning Island) | 33.7 | 110 | Line | Atoll | 2,539[5] | |
| Tamana | 5.2 | 0 | Gilbert | Atoll | 875[5] | |
| Tarawa | 31 | 343.6[4] | Gilbert | Atoll | 45,989[5] | |
| Teraina (Washington Island) | 7.4 | 0 (enclosed lake) | Line | Atoll | 1,155[5] | |
| Vostok Island | 0.2 | - | Line | Atoll | 0 | |
| 770.2 | 92,533 |
[edit] References
- ^ Global Island Partnership (GLISPA) (shtml). Retrieved on 2007-11-26.
- ^ The names in parenthesis are the original names prior to Kiribati's independence in 1979. The current names are derivatives from the Gilbertese language.
- ^ Except for Tarawa and Tabiteuea atolls http://islands.unep.ch/IKQ.htm
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k 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 KIRIBATI 2005 CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING: PROVISIONAL TABLES (pdf). Retrieved on 2007-11-26.
