List_of_islands_of_Kiribati

List of islands of Kiribati

List of islands of Kiribati

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This is a list of all of the 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

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Line Islands

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Phoenix Islands

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West of the Gilberts

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References

  1. "Global Island Partnership (GLISPA)" (sdoc). Retrieved 2007-11-26.
  2. "Atoll Research Bulletin #27" (PDF). Archived from the original (pdf) on 2006-09-09. Retrieved 2007-11-26.
  3. The current names are from the Gilbertese language with one exception, Tabuaeran.
  4. Except for Tarawa and Tabiteuea atolls http://islands.unep.ch/IKQ.htm

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