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This is a list of islands of Kiribati. The Republic of Kiribati consists of 32
atoll An atoll () is a ring-shaped island, including a coral rim that encircles a lagoon partially or completely. There may be coral islands or cays on the rim. Atolls are located in warm tropical or subtropical oceans and seas where corals can gro ...
s and one raised coral island. These islands are dispersed throughout the three island groups that form Kiribati: *the
Gilbert Gilbert may refer to: People and fictional characters *Gilbert (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters *Gilbert (surname), including a list of people Places Australia * Gilbert River (Queensland) * Gilbert River (South A ...
, * Phoenix, *and
Line Line most often refers to: * Line (geometry), object with zero thickness and curvature that stretches to infinity * Telephone line, a single-user circuit on a telephone communication system Line, lines, The Line, or LINE may also refer to: Art ...
islands. 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. The table includes area and population data.


Gilbert Islands

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Gilbertese language Gilbertese or taetae ni Kiribati, also Kiribati (sometimes ''Kiribatese''), is an Austronesian language spoken mainly in Kiribati. It belongs to the Micronesian branch of the Oceanic languages. The word ''Kiribati'', the current name of the i ...
with one exception, Tabuaeran.
! Land
area
(km²)Except for Tarawa and Tabiteuea atolls http://islands.unep.ch/IKQ.htm !
Lagoon A lagoon is a shallow body of water separated from a larger body of water by a narrow landform, such as reefs, barrier islands, barrier peninsulas, or isthmuses. Lagoons are commonly divided into '' coastal lagoons'' (or ''barrier lagoons ...

area
(km²) ! Coordinates ! Type ! Population
''(2020)'' , -


Line Islands

{, class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;" ! Image ! Island (''Previous name'') ! Land
area
(km²) !
Lagoon A lagoon is a shallow body of water separated from a larger body of water by a narrow landform, such as reefs, barrier islands, barrier peninsulas, or isthmuses. Lagoons are commonly divided into '' coastal lagoons'' (or ''barrier lagoons ...

area
(km²) ! Coordinates ! Type ! Population
''(2020)'' , -


Phoenix Islands

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area
(km²) !
Lagoon A lagoon is a shallow body of water separated from a larger body of water by a narrow landform, such as reefs, barrier islands, barrier peninsulas, or isthmuses. Lagoons are commonly divided into '' coastal lagoons'' (or ''barrier lagoons ...

area
(km²) ! Coordinates ! Type ! Population
''(2020)'' , -


West of the Gilberts

{, class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;" ! Image ! Island (''Previous name'') ! Land
area
(km²) !
Lagoon A lagoon is a shallow body of water separated from a larger body of water by a narrow landform, such as reefs, barrier islands, barrier peninsulas, or isthmuses. Lagoons are commonly divided into '' coastal lagoons'' (or ''barrier lagoons ...

area
(km²) ! Coordinates ! Type ! Population
''(2020)'' , -


See also

* ISO 3166-2:KI *
Districts of Kiribati In Kiribati, there are no longer official administrative divisions but it is possible to divide Kiribati geographically into one isolated island and three archipelagos or island groups: * Banaba – isolated island * Gilbert Islands * Line Islan ...


References

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Islands An island (or isle) is an isolated piece of habitat that is surrounded by a dramatically different habitat, such as water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island ...
Kiribati Kiribati (), officially the Republic of Kiribati ( gil, ibaberikiKiribati),Kiribati
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