pop (2000e) 5900. Coral island group of Kiribati, C and S Pacific Ocean; largest N Line Is are Kiritimati (Christmas I) (390 km²/150 sq mi), Fanning I (34 km²/13 sq mi), and Washington I (9·6 km²/3·7 sq mi), inhabited by coconut plantation workers; S Line Is, worked for guano in the past, now uninhabited; three of the N group are US territories.
| Atoll/Island/Reef |
Island Area km² |
Lagoon km² |
Coordinates | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Northern Line Islands |
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| Kingman Reef | 0.03 | 100 | 6°24′N 162°24′W | U.S. unincorporated territory |
| Palmyra Atoll | 6.56 | 15 | 5°52′N 162°6′W | U.S. incorporated territory |
| Teraina (Washington Island) | 14.2 | 2* | 4°43′N 160°24′W | Kiribati Island Council |
| Tabuaeran (Fanning Island) | 33.7 | 110 | 3°52′N 159°22′W | Kiribati Island Council |
| Kiritimati (Christmas Island) | 388.5 | 324 | 1°53′N 157°24′W | Kiribati Island Council |
|
Central Line Islands |
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| Jarvis | 4.45 | - | 0°22′S 160°03′W | U.S. unincorporated territory |
| Malden Island | 39.3 | 13* | 4°01′S 154°59′W | part of Kiribati |
| Filippo Reef | - | 1.5 | 5°30′S 151°50′W | outside EEZ |
| Starbuck Island | 21 | 25 | 5°37′S 155°56′W | part of Kiribati |
|
Southern Line Islands |
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| Caroline Island | 3.76 | 2.5 | 9°57′S 150°13′W | part of Kiribati |
| Vostok Island | 0.24 | - | 10°06′S 152°25′W | part of Kiribati |
| Flint Island | 3 | - | 11°26′S 151°48′W | part of Kiribati |
| Line Islands | 514,74 | 578 | ||
* 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.
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