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Kiribati (/ ˈ k ɪr ɪ b æ s / ⓘ KIRR-i-bass, [10] Gilbertese:), officially the Republic of Kiribati (Gilbertese: Ribaberiki Kiribati), [11] [12] [3] is an island country in the Micronesia subregion of Oceania in the central Pacific Ocean. Its permanent population is over 119,000 as of the 2020 census, with more than half living on Tarawa ...
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.
Pages in category "Uninhabited islands of Kiribati" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
The island was abandoned in 1976 but then later resettled by members of the I-Kiribati community, who reside there today. In 2008, the government of Kiribati designated the islands the "Phoenix Islands Protected Area", which was at the time the world's largest marine protected area.
Vostok Island is an uninhabited coral island in the central Pacific Ocean, part of the Line Islands belonging to Kiribati. Other names for the island include Anne Island, Bostock Island, Leavitts Island, Reaper Island, Wostock Island or Wostok Island. The island was first sighted in 1820 by the Russian explorer Fabian Gottlieb von ...
Caroline Island (also known as Caroline Atoll or Millennium Island) is the easternmost of several uninhabited coral atolls comprising the southern Line Islands in the central Pacific Ocean nation of Kiribati. The atoll was first sighted by Europeans in 1606 and was claimed by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in 1868. It has been ...
Starbuck Island (or Volunteer Island) is an uninhabited coral island in the central Pacific, and is part of the Central Line Islands of Kiribati. Its former names ...
Air Kiribati routes. Aranuka has white sandy beaches and blue waters, and is the only island in Kiribati to have tall mangrove trees with heights of more than 15 m (49 ft). [citation needed] The uninhabited islets of the island also provide swimming and snorkeling spots for visitors.