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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, and more than half live on Tarawa atoll.
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
For several millennia, the islands were inhabited by Austronesian peoples who had arrived from the Solomon Islands or Vanuatu.The I-Kiribati or Gilbertese people settled what would become known as the Gilbert Islands (named for British captain Thomas Gilbert by von Krusenstern in 1820) some time in between 3000 BC [1] [2] and 1300 AD. [3]
A map of Kiribati Kiribati's Gilbert Islands. The total land area mass total 811 km 2 (313 sq mi). It includes three island groups - Gilbert Islands, Line Islands, Phoenix Islands. Most of the land on these islands is less than two metres above sea level. [2] Including the amount of water, the total water and land area is 2485 square miles.
People from Kiribati by island group (3 C) Atolls of Kiribati (10 C, 24 P) G. Gilbert Islands (8 C, 30 P) L. Line Islands (6 C, 9 P) U. Uninhabited islands of ...
The island was the scene of the Battle of Tarawa during World War II. [2] Relics of the Japanese invasion, and the subsequent American assault on the islet in 1943, remain there. After the battle the airstrip was renamed Hawkins Field. The airstrip no longer exists, but its effect can be seen in the stunted growth of palms along its length ...
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 Islands; Phoenix Islands; Kiribati was divided into six districts before gaining independence: Banaba; Tarawa
Teraina (written also Teeraina, [1] also known as Washington Island – these two names are constitutional [2]) is a coral atoll in the central Pacific Ocean and part of the Northern Line Islands which belong to Kiribati. Obsolete names of Teraina are New Marquesas, Prospect Island, and New York Island.