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The Line 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 that are grouped with the United States Minor Outlying Islands. The Line Islands that are part of the Republic of Kiribati are in a time zone with the earliest time in the world: UTC + 14. The time of day is the same as in Hawaiʻi, but one day ahead; and even 26 hours ahead of some other islands in Oceania. Portion of a Pacific atoll showing two islets on the ribbon or barrier reef separated by a deep pass between the ocean and the lagoon. ...
Map of the Hawaiian Islands, a chain of islands that stretches 2,400 km in a northwesterly direction from the southern tip of the Island of Hawai‘i. ...
The flag of the United States is used for all of the United States Minor Outlying Islands The United States Minor Outlying Islands, a statistical designation defined by ISO 3166-1, consists of nine insular United States possessions: All of these islands are in the Pacific Ocean except Navassa Island...
A time zone is a region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ...
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Official language(s) English, Hawaiian Capital Honolulu Largest city Honolulu Area Ranked 43rd - Total 10,931 sq mi (29,311 km²) - Width n/a miles (n/a km) - Length 1,522 miles (2,450 km) - % water 41. ...
World map exhibiting a common interpretation of Oceania; other interpretations may vary. ...
All the islands in this group are or were claimed by the United States except Filippo Reef. American claims to Kirimati, Malden Island, Starbuck Island, Caroline Island, Vostok Island, and Flint Island were given up.
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 | | Northern Line Islands Portion of a Pacific atoll showing two islets on the ribbon or barrier reef separated by a deep pass between the ocean and the lagoon. ...
A reef surrounding an islet. ...
This mid bay barrier in Narrabeen, a suburb of Sydney (Australia), has blocked what used to be a bay to form a lagoon. ...
| | Kingman Reef | 0.03 | 60 | 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 Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic - President George Walker Bush (R) - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from...
An incorporated territory of the United States is a specific area under the jurisdiction of the United States, over which the United States Congress has determined that the United States Constitution is to be applied in its entirety, in the same manner as it applies to the individual U.S...
Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic - President George Walker Bush (R) - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from...
An incorporated territory of the United States is a specific area under the jurisdiction of the United States, over which the United States Congress has determined that the United States Constitution is to be applied to the territorys local government and inhabitants in its entirety (e. ...
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 belonging to Kiribati. ...
Tabuaeran (also known as Fanning Island or Fanning Atoll—both English and Gilbertese names are recognised by the Kiribati constitution) is one of the Line Islands of the central Pacific Ocean. ...
For the island in the Indian Ocean, see Christmas Island. ...
| | Jarvis Island | 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 Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic - President George Walker Bush (R) - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from...
An incorporated territory of the United States is a specific area under the jurisdiction of the United States, over which the United States Congress has determined that the United States Constitution is to be applied in its entirety, in the same manner as it applies to the individual U.S...
NASA orbital photo of Malden Island (north at bottom). ...
Filippo Reef is a submerged, reef-topped seamount located in shallow water 450 km east of Starbuck Island in the Line Islands at . ...
In international maritime law, an exclusive economic zone (EEZ) is a seazone extending from a states coast over which the state has special rights over the exploration and use of marine resources. ...
Island as seen from space Starsuck Island, also known as Volunteer Island, is an uninhabited coral atoll in the central Pacific Ocean, part of the Southern Line Islands belonging to Kiribati. ...
| | 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 | 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. NASA orbital photo of Caroline Island. ...
Vostok Island, also known as Staver Island, is an uninhabited coral island in the central Pacific Ocean, part of the Line Islands belonging to Kiribati. ...
Flint Island is an uninhabited coral atoll in the central Pacific Ocean, part of the Southern Line Islands belonging to Kiribati. ...
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. The total population of these three atolls in 1900 was about 300. Map of Kiribati from [1]. File links The following pages link to this file: Kiribati Geography of Kiribati Battle of Tarawa Categories: CIA World Factbook images ...
1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ...
For the island in the Indian Ocean, see Christmas Island. ...
Tabuaeran (also known as Fanning Island or Fanning Atoll—both English and Gilbertese names are recognised by the Kiribati constitution) is one of the Line Islands of the central Pacific Ocean. ...
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 belonging to Kiribati. ...
Kiritimati is the largest atoll in the world in terms of land area. 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. That cable functioned between 1902 and 1963 except for a short period in 1914. Portion of a Pacific atoll showing two islets on the ribbon or barrier reef separated by a deep pass between the ocean and the lagoon. ...
Year 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
All Red Line is an informal name for the system of electrical telegraphs that linked all the British Empire. ...
Copra and "Petfish" are the main export products (with seaweed). Copra drying in the sun Copra is the dried meat, or kernel, of the coconut. ...
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