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Archipelago

    Kiribati and United States

    1°56′N 157°25′W

    Northern Line Islands

    Part of Line Islands

    Northern Line Islands

    U.S. Department of Defense Current Photos / Public domain

    Chart

    71 landforms

    Major islands

    1
    • Kiritimati

      Kiritimati

      Area
      546 km²
      High point
      13 m

      Kiritimati (Gilbertese pronunciation: [kiˈrɪsmæs]), also known as Christmas Island, is a Pacific Ocean atoll in the northern Line Islands. It is part of the Republic of Kiribati.

    Minor islands

    12

    • Tabuaeran

      Area
      17.4 km²
      High point
      27 m

    • Teraina

      Area
      14.5 km²
      High point
      30 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      10.1 km²
      High point
      29 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      10 km²
      High point
      24 m

    • Aviation Island

      Area
      1.1 km²
      High point
      26 m

    • Bird Island

      Area
      0.54 km²
      High point
      24 m

    • Motu Upou

      Area
      0.36 km²
      High point
      5 m

    • Cook Island

      Area
      0.29 km²
      High point
      4 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.19 km²
      High point
      12 m

    • Eastern Island

      Area
      0.14 km²
      High point
      14 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.13 km²

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.11 km²
      High point
      11 m

    Islets

    52
    • Unnamed island16 m · 0.09 km²
    • Paradise Island18 m · 0.09 km²
    • Sand Island19 m · 0.08 km²
    • Unnamed island15 m · 0.08 km²
    • Barren Island9 m · 0.06 km²
    • Quail Island11 m · 0.04 km²
    • Unnamed island5 m · 0.03 km²
    • Unnamed island4 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island3 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island15 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island3 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island0.02 km²

    Rocks & skerries

    6
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level10 m20 m30 m30 mTeraina27 mTabuaeran26 mAviation24 mBird19 mSand18 mParadise14 mEastern13 mKiritimati11 mQuail11 mHome9 mBarren5 mMotu Upou4 mCook
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.00010.0010.010.11101001,000Kiritimati: 546 km²KiritimatiTabuaeran: 17.4 km²TabuaeranTeraina: 14.5 km²TerainaUnnamed island: 10.1 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 10 km²Unnamed islandAviation: 1.1 km²AviationBird: 0.54 km²BirdMotu Upou: 0.36 km²Motu UpouCook: 0.29 km²CookUnnamed island: 0.19 km²Unnamed islandEastern: 0.14 km²EasternUnnamed island: 0.13 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.11 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.09 km²Unnamed islandParadise: 0.09 km²ParadiseSand: 0.08 km²SandUnnamed island: 0.08 km²Unnamed islandBarren: 0.06 km²BarrenQuail: 0.04 km²QuailUnnamed island: 0.03 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandHome: 0.01 km²HomeUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.9 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.8 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Kiritimati546 km²
    Tabuaeran17.4 km²
    Teraina14.5 km²
    Unnamed island10.1 km²
    Unnamed island10 km²
    Aviation Island1.1 km²
    Bird Island0.54 km²
    Motu Upou0.36 km²
    Cook Island0.29 km²
    Unnamed island0.19 km²
    Eastern Island0.14 km²
    Unnamed island0.13 km²
    Unnamed island0.11 km²
    Unnamed island0.09 km²
    Paradise Island0.09 km²
    Sand Island0.08 km²
    Unnamed island0.08 km²
    Barren Island0.06 km²
    Quail Island0.04 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Home Island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island1 ha
    Unnamed island1 ha
    Unnamed island0.9 ha
    Unnamed island0.8 ha
    Unnamed island0.8 ha
    Unnamed island0.7 ha
    Unnamed island0.6 ha
    Unnamed island0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Overlapping groups

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Talus

    Photographs