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 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
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″EAtoll3,404 [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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