List of islands of Kiribati

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:

• the Gilbert,
• Phoenix,
• and Line 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.[1]

The table includes area[2] and population[3] data.

Gilbert Islands

Image	Island (Previous name)[4]	Land area (km^2)[5]	Lagoon area (km^2)	Coordinates	Type	Population (2020)
Abaiang	Abaiang	16.0	232.5 [2]	01°51′0″N 172°58′0″E	Atoll	5,815 [3]
Abemama	Abemama	27.8	132.4 [2]	0°24′0″N 173°52′0″E	Atoll	3,255 [3]
Aranuka	Aranuka	15.5	19.4 [2]	0°11′0″N 173°36′0″E	Atoll	1,221 [3]
Arorae	Arorae	9.5	0	2°38′0″S 176°49′0″E	Atoll	994 [3]
Beru (Island)	Beru (Island)	14.7	38.9 [2]	1°20′0″S 176°0′0″E	Atoll	2,214 [3]
Butaritari	Butaritari (Makin)	13.6	191.7 [2]	3°10′04″N 172°49′33″E	Atoll	3,250 [3]
Kuria (atoll)	Kuria (atoll)	12.7	?	0°55′0″N 173°0′0″E	Atoll	1,190 [3]
Maiana	Maiana	15.9	98.4 [2]	1°50′0″N 173°01′0″E	Atoll	2,345 [3]
Makin (atoll)	Makin (atoll)	6.7	0.3	3°23′00″N 173°00′00″E	Atoll	1,914 [3]
Marakei	Marakei	13.5	19.6 [2]	02°01′0″N 173°17′0″E	Atoll	2,738 [3]
Nikunau	Nikunau	18.2	0	01°22′0″S 176°28′0″E	Atoll	2,055 [3]
Nonouti	Nonouti	29.2	370.4 [2]	00°40′0″S 174°21′0″E	Atoll	2,749 [3]
Onotoa	Onotoa	13.5	54.4 [2]	01°52′0″S 175°34′0″E	Atoll	1,417 [3]
Tabiteuea	Tabiteuea	38.0	365.2 [2]	01°20′0″S 174°50′0″E	Atoll	5,537 [3]
Tamana, Gilbert Islands	Tamana, Gilbert Islands	4.8	0	2°30′0″S 175°59′0″E	Coral island	1,028 [3]
Tarawa	Tarawa	31.9	343.6 [2]	1°25′0″N 173°02′0″E	Atoll	70,090 [3]
		281.5	1866.5			107,812

Line Islands

Image	Island (Previous name)[4]	Land area (km^2)[5]	Lagoon area (km^2)	Coordinates	Type	Population (2020)
Millennium Island	Millennium Island (Caroline 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	7,369 [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	1,990 [3]
Teraina	Teraina (Washington Island)	14.2	0 (enclosed lake)	4°43′0″N 160°24′0″W	Atoll	1,893 [3]
	Vostok Island	0.24	0	10°06′0″S 152°25′0″W	Atoll	0
		495	461.5			11,252

Phoenix Islands

Image	Island (Previous name)[4]	Land area (km^2)[5]	Lagoon area (km^2)	Coordinates	Type	Population (2020)
Canton Island	Canton Island	9.1	50	2°50′0″S 171°40′0″W	Atoll	41 [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			41

West of the Gilberts

Image	Island (Previous name)[4]	Land area (km^2)[5]	Lagoon area (km^2)	Coordinates	Type	Population (2020)
Banaba	Banaba (Ocean Island)	6	0	0°51′34″S 169°32′13″E	Raised coral	333 [3]
		6	0			333

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 2020 Population and Housing Census: General Report and Results". Retrieved 2022-02-11.
4. The current names are from the Gilbertese language with one exception, Tabuaeran.
5. Except for Tarawa and Tabiteuea atolls http://islands.unep.ch/IKQ.htm