List of islands of Kiribati

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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 16.0 232.5 [2] Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atoll 5,502 [3]
Abemama 27.8 132.4 [2] Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atoll 3,404 [3]
Aranuka 15.5 19.4 [2] Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atoll 1,158 [3]
Arorae 9.5 0 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atoll 1,256 [3]
Beru (Island)
Beru (Island) 14.7 38.9 [2] Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atoll 2,169 [3]
Butaritari (Makin) 13.6 191.7 [2] Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atoll 3,280 [3]
Kuria (islands) 12.7  ? Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atoll 1,082 [3]
Maiana 15.9 98.4 [2] Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atoll 1,908
Makin (islands) 6.7 0.3 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atoll 2,385 [3]
Marakei
Marakei 13.5 19.6 [2] Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atoll 2,741 [3]
Nikunau 18.2 0 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atoll 1,912 [3]
Nonouti
Nonouti 29.2 370.4 [2] Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atoll 3,179 [3]
Onotoa 13.5 54.4 [2] Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atoll 1,644 [3]
Tabiteuea 38.0 365.2 [2] Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atoll 4,898 [3]
Tamana, Gilbert Islands 4.8 0 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Coral island 875 [3]
Tarawa 31.9 343.6 [2] Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 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 3.76 2.5 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atoll 0
Flint Island 3.2 0 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atoll 0
Kiritimati
Kiritimati (Christmas Island) 384.4 324 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atoll 4,975 [3]
Malden Island 39.3  ? Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atoll 0
Starbuck Island
Starbuck Island 16.2 25 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Coral island 0
Tabuaeran (Fanning Island) 33.7 110 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atoll 2,870 [3]
Teraina
Teraina (Washington Island) 14.2 0
(enclosed lake)
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atoll 1,580 [3]
Vostok Island 0.24 0 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 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 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atoll 60 [3]
Birnie Island 0.2  ? Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atoll 0
Enderbury Island
Enderbury Island 5.1  ? Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atoll 0
Manra Island (Sydney Island) 4.4  ? Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atoll 0
McKean Island 0.57  ? Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atoll 0
Nikumaroro (Gardner Island) 4.1 4 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atoll 0
Orona (Hull Island) 3.9 30 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atoll 0
Rawaki Island (Phoenix Island) 0.5 0.5 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 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 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Raised coral 335 [3]
6 0 335

See also

References

  1. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 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. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Except for Tarawa and Tabiteuea atolls http://islands.unep.ch/IKQ.htm