The Line Islands, or Equatorial Islands, are a group of eleven atolls and low coral islands in the central Pacific Ocean south of the Hawaiian Islands, eight of which belong to Kiribati, while three are United States territories grouped with the United States Minor Outlying Islands. An atoll (pronounced /ˈætʌl/ is an island of Coral that encircles a Lagoon partially or completely The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions The Hawaiian Islands, once known as the Sandwich Islands, form an Archipelago of 19 Islands and Atolls numerous smaller Kiribati or ( kirr-i-bas or KEE-ree-buhss ˈkiɾibas in Gilbertese) officially the Republic of Kiribati, is an Island nation located in The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United States Minor Outlying Islands, a statistical designation defined by the International Organization for Standardization 's ISO 3166-1 code consists of nine Those that are part of the Republic of Kiribati are in the world's furthest forward time zone: UTC + 14. Kiribati or ( kirr-i-bas or KEE-ree-buhss ˈkiɾibas in Gilbertese) officially the Republic of Kiribati, is an Island nation located in The time of day is the same as in Hawaiʻi, but the date is one day ahead. The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the The time is 26 hours ahead of some other islands in Oceania.
All the islands in this group are or were claimed by the United States except Filippo Reef. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
The group is geographically divided in three subgroups, Northern, Central, and Southern Line Islands. The Central Line Islands are sometimes grouped with the Southern Line Islands. The table is listing the islands from north to south.
| Atoll/Island/Reef | Island Area km² |
Lagoon km² |
Coordinates | Status |
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Northern Line Islands (Fanning's Group) |
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| Kingman Reef | 0. An atoll (pronounced /ˈætʌl/ is an island of Coral that encircles a Lagoon partially or completely An island (ˈaɪlənd or isle (/ˈaɪl/ is any piece of land that is completely surrounded by water in two dimensions above high tide and isolated from other significant In nautical terminology a reef is a rock, sandbar, or other feature lying beneath the surface of the water (six fathoms or less at low water A lagoon is a body of comparatively shallow salt or Brackish water separated from the deeper Sea by a shallow or exposed sandbank, coral Kingman Reef is a largely submerged uninhabited tropical Atoll located in the North Pacific Ocean, roughly half way between the Hawaiian Islands and 03 | 60 | U.S. unincorporated territory | |
| Palmyra Atoll | 6. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Territories of the United States are one type of political division of the United States, administered by the U Palmyra Atoll is an incorporated Atoll administered by the United States government. 56 | 15 | U.S. incorporated territory | |
| Teraina (Washington Island) | 14. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Territories of the United States are one type of political division of the United States, administered by the U Teraina, also known as Washington Island (both names are constitutional is a coral Atoll in the central Pacific Ocean, part of the Northern Line Islands 2 | 2* | Kiribati Island Council | |
| Tabuaeran (Fanning Island) | 33. Kiribati or ( kirr-i-bas or KEE-ree-buhss ˈkiɾibas in Gilbertese) officially the Republic of Kiribati, is an Island nation located in Tabuaeran, also known as Fanning Island or Fanning Atoll (both Gilbertese and English names are recognised is one of the Line Islands 7 | 110 | Kiribati Island Council | |
| Kiritimati (Christmas Island) | c. Kiribati or ( kirr-i-bas or KEE-ree-buhss ˈkiɾibas in Gilbertese) officially the Republic of Kiribati, is an Island nation located in Kiritimati or Christmas Island is a Pacific Ocean Atoll in the northern Line Islands and part of the Republic of Kiribati. 322 | c. 320 | Kiribati Island Council | |
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Central Line Islands |
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| Jarvis Island | 4. Kiribati or ( kirr-i-bas or KEE-ree-buhss ˈkiɾibas in Gilbertese) officially the Republic of Kiribati, is an Island nation located in Jarvis Island (also formerly known as Bunker Island) is an uninhabited 4 45 | - | U.S. unincorporated territory | |
| Malden Island | 39. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Territories of the United States are one type of political division of the United States, administered by the U Malden Island ( sometimes called Independence Island in the nineteenth century is a low arid uninhabited island in the central Pacific Ocean, about in area 3 | 13* | part of Kiribati | |
| Filippo Reef | - | 1. Kiribati or ( kirr-i-bas or KEE-ree-buhss ˈkiɾibas in Gilbertese) officially the Republic of Kiribati, is an Island nation located in Filippo Reef is a reef located in the Pacific Ocean at, 450 km east of Starbuck Island in the Line Islands, which was reported by the master of the Italian 5 | outside EEZ | |
| Starbuck Island | 21 | 25 | part of Kiribati | |
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Southern Line Islands |
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| Caroline Island | 3. Under the law of the sea, an Exclusive Economic Zone ( EEZ) is a seazone over which a State has special rights over the exploration and use of marine Starbuck Island, also known as Volunteer Island, is an uninhabited coral atoll in the central Pacific Ocean, part of the Central Line Islands belonging Kiribati or ( kirr-i-bas or KEE-ree-buhss ˈkiɾibas in Gilbertese) officially the Republic of Kiribati, is an Island nation located in Caroline Island or Caroline Atoll (also known as Millennium Island) is the easternmost of the uninhabited Coral atolls which comprise the southern 76 | 2. 5 | part of Kiribati | |
| Vostok Island | 0. Kiribati or ( kirr-i-bas or KEE-ree-buhss ˈkiɾibas in Gilbertese) officially the Republic of Kiribati, is an Island nation located in Vostok Island also known as Staver Island, is an uninhabited coral island in the central Pacific Ocean, part of the 24 | - | part of Kiribati | |
| Flint Island | 3 | - | part of Kiribati | |
| Line Islands | 514,74 | 538 | ||
* The lagoon areas marked with an asterisk are contained within the island areas of the previous column because they are, unlike in the case of a typical atoll, inland waters completely sealed off from the sea. Kiribati or ( kirr-i-bas or KEE-ree-buhss ˈkiɾibas in Gilbertese) officially the Republic of Kiribati, is an Island nation located in Flint Island is an uninhabited coral atoll in the central Pacific Ocean, part of the Southern Line Islands belonging to Kiribati. Kiribati or ( kirr-i-bas or KEE-ree-buhss ˈkiɾibas in Gilbertese) officially the Republic of Kiribati, is an Island nation located in
Only three islands are inhabited, with a total population of 8,809 (census of 2005), of which 5,115 are on Kiritimati, 2,539 on Tabuaeran, and 1,155 on Teraina. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population Kiritimati or Christmas Island is a Pacific Ocean Atoll in the northern Line Islands and part of the Republic of Kiribati. Tabuaeran, also known as Fanning Island or Fanning Atoll (both Gilbertese and English names are recognised is one of the Line Islands Teraina, also known as Washington Island (both names are constitutional is a coral Atoll in the central Pacific Ocean, part of the Northern Line Islands The total population of these three atolls in 1900 was about 300.
Kiritimati is the largest atoll in the world in terms of land area. An atoll (pronounced /ˈætʌl/ is an island of Coral that encircles a Lagoon partially or completely The islands were annexed by Britain in 1888 with a view to laying the Pacific cable with Tabuaeran (then Fanning Island) as a relay station. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The All Red Line was an informal name for the system of Electrical telegraphs that linked all the British Empire That cable functioned between 1902 and 1963 except for a short period in 1914.
Copra and "Petfish" are the main export products (with seaweed). Copra is the dried meat or kernel of the Coconut. The name copra is derived from the Malayalam word kopra for dried coconut
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