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Archipelago

    Kiribati

    10°06′S 152°17′W

    Southern Line Islands

    Part of Line Islands

    A profile view of Vostok Island, seen from an approaching boat, shows the low profile typical of these southern Line Islands, Kiribati. Original field note: One of the most remote islands in the world, uninhabited.
    A profile view of Vostok Island, seen from an approaching boat, shows the low profile typical of these southern Line Islands, Kiribati. Original field note: One of the most remote islands in the world, uninhabited.

    Angela K. Kepler / Public domain

    Chart

    32 landforms

    Major islands

    8
    • Flint Island

      Flint Island

      Area
      2.3 km²
      High point
      27 m

      Flint Island is an uninhabited coral island in the central Pacific Ocean. It is one of several islands comprising the Southern Line Islands under the jurisdiction of Kiribati.

    • Vostok Island

      Vostok Island

      Area
      0.27 km²
      High point
      15 m

      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.

    • Long Island

      Area
      2.2 km²
      High point
      18 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      1.2 km²
      High point
      24 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.35 km²
      High point
      15 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.23 km²
      High point
      9 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.23 km²
      High point
      11 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.22 km²
      High point
      11 m

    Minor islands

    7

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.17 km²
      High point
      12 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.16 km²
      High point
      10 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.14 km²
      High point
      11 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.14 km²
      High point
      8 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.11 km²
      High point
      10 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.11 km²
      High point
      16 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.1 km²
      High point
      14 m

    Islets

    16
    • Unnamed island4 m · 0.09 km²
    • Unnamed island11 m · 0.09 km²
    • Unnamed island10 m · 0.08 km²
    • Unnamed island9 m · 0.08 km²
    • Unnamed island9 m · 0.06 km²
    • Unnamed island10 m · 0.03 km²
    • Unnamed island4 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island4 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island4 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island5 m · 0.01 km²
    • Unnamed island3 m · 1 ha
    • Unnamed island7 m · 0.8 ha

    Rocks & skerries

    1
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level10 m20 m30 m27 mFlint18 mLong15 mVostok
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.00010.0010.010.1110Flint: 2.3 km²FlintLong: 2.2 km²LongUnnamed island: 1.2 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.35 km²Unnamed islandVostok: 0.27 km²VostokUnnamed island: 0.23 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.23 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.22 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.17 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.16 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.14 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.14 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.11 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.11 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.09 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.09 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.08 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.08 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.06 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.03 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.8 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.8 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.7 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.5 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Flint Island2.3 km²
    Long Island2.2 km²
    Unnamed island1.2 km²
    Unnamed island0.35 km²
    Vostok Island0.27 km²
    Unnamed island0.23 km²
    Unnamed island0.23 km²
    Unnamed island0.22 km²
    Unnamed island0.17 km²
    Unnamed island0.16 km²
    Unnamed island0.14 km²
    Unnamed island0.14 km²
    Unnamed island0.11 km²
    Unnamed island0.11 km²
    Unnamed island0.1 km²
    Unnamed island0.09 km²
    Unnamed island0.09 km²
    Unnamed island0.08 km²
    Unnamed island0.08 km²
    Unnamed island0.06 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island1 ha
    Unnamed island0.8 ha
    Unnamed island0.8 ha
    Unnamed island0.7 ha
    Unnamed island0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 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