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]

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
 Abaiang16.0232.5 [2]01°51′0″N 172°58′0″EAtoll5,502 [3]
Abemama
 Abemama27.8132.4 [2]0°24′0″N 173°52′0″WAtoll3,404 [3]
Aranuka
 Aranuka15.519.4 [2]0°11′0″N 173°36′0″EAtoll1,158 [3]
Arorae
 Arorae9.502°38′0″S 176°49′0″EAtoll1,256 [3]
Beru (Island)
 Beru (Island)14.738.9 [2]1°20′0″S 176°0′0″EAtoll2,169 [3]
Butaritari
 Butaritari (Makin)13.6191.7 [2]3°10′04″N 172°49′33″EAtoll3,280 [3]
Kuria (atoll)
 Kuria (atoll)12.7?0°55′0″N 173°0′0″EAtoll1,082 [3]
Maiana
 Maiana15.998.4 [2]1°50′0″N 173°01′0″EAtoll1,908
Makin (atoll)
 Makin (atoll)6.70.33°23′00″N 173°00′00″EAtoll2,385 [3]
Marakei
 Marakei13.519.6 [2]02°01′0″N 173°17′0″EAtoll2,741 [3]
Nikunau
 Nikunau18.2001°22′0″S 176°28′0″EAtoll1,912 [3]
Nonouti
 Nonouti29.2370.4 [2]00°40′0″S 174°21′0″EAtoll3,179 [3]
Onotoa
 Onotoa13.554.4 [2]01°52′0″S 175°34′0″EAtoll1,644 [3]
Tabiteuea
 Tabiteuea38.0365.2 [2]01°20′0″S 174°50′0″EAtoll4,898 [3]
Tamana, Gilbert Islands4.802°30′0″S 175°59′0″ECoral island875 [3]
Tarawa
 Tarawa31.9343.6 [2]1°25′0″N 173°02′0″EAtoll50,200 [3]
281.51866.593,185

Line Islands
Image Island (Previous name)[4] Land
area
(km²)[5]		 Lagoon
area
(km²)		 Coordinates Type Population
(2012)
Caroline Island
 Caroline Island (Millennium Island)3.762.59°56′13.13″S 150°12′0″WAtoll0
Flint Island
 Flint Island3.2011°25′48″S 151°49′0″WCoral island0
Kiritimati
 Kiritimati (Christmas Island)384.43241°53′0″N 157°24′0″WAtoll4,975 [3]
Malden Island
 Malden Island39.3?4°03′0″S 154°59′0″WAtoll0
Starbuck Island
 Starbuck Island16.2255°37′0″S 155°56′0″WAtoll0
Tabuaeran
 Tabuaeran (Fanning Island)33.71103°52′0″N 159°22′0″WAtoll2,870 [3]
Teraina
 Teraina (Washington Island)14.20
(enclosed lake)		4°43′0″N 160°24′0″WAtoll1,580 [3]
Vostok Island0.24010°06′0″S 152°25′0″WAtoll0
495461.58,809

Phoenix Islands
Image Island (Previous name)[4] Land
area
(km²)[5]		 Lagoon
area
(km²)		 Coordinates Type Population
(2005)
Abariringa
 Abariringa (Canton Island)9.1502°50′0″S 171°40′0″WAtoll60 [3]
Birnie Island0.2?03°35′0″S 171°33′0″WAtoll0
Enderbury Island
 Enderbury Island5.1?3°08′0″S 171°05′0″WAtoll0
Manra Island
 Manra Island (Sydney Island)4.4?4°27′0″S 171°16′0″WAtoll0
McKean Island0.57?03°36′0″S 174°08′0″WAtoll0
Nikumaroro
 Nikumaroro (Gardner Island)4.1404°40′0″S 174°31′0″WAtoll0
Orona
 Orona (Hull Island)3.93004°30′0″S 172°10′0″WAtoll0
Rawaki Island
 Rawaki Island (Phoenix Island)0.50.503°43′0″S 170°43′0″WAtoll0
27.8784.560

West of the Gilberts
Image Island (Previous name)[4] Land
area
(km²)[5]		 Lagoon
area
(km²)		 Coordinates Type Population
(2005)
Banaba
 Banaba (Ocean Island)600°51′34″S 169°32′13″ERaised coral335 [3]
60335

See also

References
  1. "Global Island Partnership (GLISPA)" (shtml). Retrieved 2007-11-26.
  2. "Atoll Research Bulletin #27" (PDF). Archived from the original (pdf) on 2006-09-09. Retrieved 2007-11-26.
  3. "Kiribati 2005 Census of Population and Housing: Provisional Tables" (pdf). Retrieved 2007-11-26.
  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. Except for Tarawa and Tabiteuea atolls http://islands.unep.ch/IKQ.htm
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