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:

• the Gilbert,
• Phoenix
• and Line islands.

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	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

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