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:
All but one island, sparsely populated Canton Island, 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]
Gilbert Islands
Image | Island (Previous name)[4] | Land area (km²)[5] |
Lagoon area (km²) |
Coordinates | Type | Population (2005) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() Abaiang |
Abaiang | 16.0 | 232.5 [2] | 01°51′0″N 172°58′0″E | Atoll | 5,502 [3] |
![]() Abemama |
Abemama | 27.8 | 132.4 [2] | 0°24′0″N 173°52′0″W | Atoll | 3,404 [3] |
![]() Aranuka |
Aranuka | 15.5 | 19.4 [2] | 0°11′0″N 173°36′0″E | Atoll | 1,158 [3] |
![]() Arorae |
Arorae | 9.5 | 0 | 2°38′0″S 176°49′0″E | Atoll | 1,256 [3] |
![]() Beru (Island) |
Beru (Island) | 14.7 | 38.9 [2] | 1°20′0″S 176°0′0″E | Atoll | 2,169 [3] |
![]() Butaritari |
Butaritari (Makin) | 13.6 | 191.7 [2] | 3°10′04″N 172°49′33″E | Atoll | 3,280 [3] |
![]() Kuria (atoll) |
Kuria (atoll) | 12.7 | ? | 0°55′0″N 173°0′0″E | Atoll | 1,082 [3] |
![]() Maiana |
Maiana | 15.9 | 98.4 [2] | 1°50′0″N 173°01′0″E | Atoll | 1,908 |
![]() Makin (atoll) |
Makin (atoll) | 6.7 | 0.3 | 3°23′00″N 173°00′00″E | Atoll | 2,385 [3] |
![]() Marakei |
Marakei | 13.5 | 19.6 [2] | 02°01′0″N 173°17′0″E | Atoll | 2,741 [3] |
![]() Nikunau |
Nikunau | 18.2 | 0 | 01°22′0″S 176°28′0″E | Atoll | 1,912 [3] |
![]() Nonouti |
Nonouti | 29.2 | 370.4 [2] | 00°40′0″S 174°21′0″E | Atoll | 3,179 [3] |
![]() Onotoa |
Onotoa | 13.5 | 54.4 [2] | 01°52′0″S 175°34′0″E | Atoll | 1,644 [3] |
![]() Tabiteuea |
Tabiteuea | 38.0 | 365.2 [2] | 01°20′0″S 174°50′0″E | Atoll | 4,898 [3] |
Tamana, Gilbert Islands | 4.8 | 0 | 2°30′0″S 175°59′0″E | Coral island | 875 [3] | |
![]() Tarawa |
Tarawa | 31.9 | 343.6 [2] | 1°25′0″N 173°02′0″E | 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 |
Caroline Island (Millennium Island) | 3.76 | 2.5 | 9°56′13.13″S 150°12′0″W | Atoll | 0 |
![]() Flint Island |
Flint Island | 3.2 | 0 | 11°25′48″S 151°49′0″W | Coral island | 0 |
![]() Kiritimati |
Kiritimati (Christmas Island) | 384.4 | 324 | 1°53′0″N 157°24′0″W | Atoll | 4,975 [3] |
![]() Malden Island |
Malden Island | 39.3 | ? | 4°03′0″S 154°59′0″W | Atoll | 0 |
![]() Starbuck Island |
Starbuck Island | 16.2 | 25 | 5°37′0″S 155°56′0″W | Atoll | 0 |
![]() Tabuaeran |
Tabuaeran (Fanning Island) | 33.7 | 110 | 3°52′0″N 159°22′0″W | Atoll | 2,870 [3] |
![]() Teraina |
Teraina (Washington Island) | 14.2 | 0 (enclosed lake) | 4°43′0″N 160°24′0″W | Atoll | 1,580 [3] |
Vostok Island | 0.24 | 0 | 10°06′0″S 152°25′0″W | 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 |
Abariringa (Canton Island) | 9.1 | 50 | 2°50′0″S 171°40′0″W | Atoll | 60 [3] |
Birnie Island | 0.2 | ? | 03°35′0″S 171°33′0″W | Atoll | 0 | |
![]() Enderbury Island |
Enderbury Island | 5.1 | ? | 3°08′0″S 171°05′0″W | Atoll | 0 |
![]() Manra Island |
Manra Island (Sydney Island) | 4.4 | ? | 4°27′0″S 171°16′0″W | Atoll | 0 |
McKean Island | 0.57 | ? | 03°36′0″S 174°08′0″W | Atoll | 0 | |
![]() Nikumaroro |
Nikumaroro (Gardner Island) | 4.1 | 4 | 04°40′0″S 174°31′0″W | Atoll | 0 |
![]() Orona |
Orona (Hull Island) | 3.9 | 30 | 04°30′0″S 172°10′0″W | Atoll | 0 |
![]() Rawaki Island |
Rawaki Island (Phoenix Island) | 0.5 | 0.5 | 03°43′0″S 170°43′0″W | 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 |
Banaba (Ocean Island) | 6 | 0 | 0°51′34″S 169°32′13″E | Raised coral | 335 [3] |
6 | 0 | 335 |
See also
- ISO 3166-2:KI
- Districts of Kiribati
References
- "Global Island Partnership (GLISPA)" (shtml). Retrieved 2007-11-26.
- "Atoll Research Bulletin #27" (PDF). Archived from the original (pdf) on 2006-09-09. Retrieved 2007-11-26.
- "Kiribati 2005 Census of Population and Housing: Provisional Tables" (pdf). Retrieved 2007-11-26.
- The names in parentheses 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
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