Chain of eleven atolls and low coral islands in the central Pacific Ocean
Line Islands
Native name:
Teraina Islands
Line Islands
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Geography
Location
Pacific Ocean
Coordinates
1°42′N157°12′W / 1.7°N 157.2°W / 1.7; -157.2
Total islands
11
Area
503.28 km2 (194.32 sq mi)
Kiribati
Administrative division
None
Largest island settlement
Kiritimati (pop. 6,447)
United States
Territories
Incorporated Palmyra Atoll Unincorporated Jarvis Island Kingman Reef
The Line Islands, Teraina Islands or Equatorial Islands (Gilbertese: Aono Raina) are a chain of 11 atolls (with partly or fully enclosed lagoons, except Vostok and Jarvis) and coral islands (with a surrounding reef) in the central Pacific Ocean, south of the Hawaiian Islands. Eight of the atolls are parts of Kiribati. The remaining three—Jarvis Island, Kingman Reef, and Palmyra Atoll—are territories of the United States grouped with the United States Minor Outlying Islands. The Line Islands, all of which were formed by volcanic activity, are one of the longest island chains in the world, stretching 2,350 km (1,460 mi) from northwest to southeast. One of them, Starbuck Island, is near the geographic center of the Pacific Ocean (4°58′S158°45′W / 4.97°S 158.75°W / -4.97; -158.75).[1] Another, Kiritimati, has the largest land area of any atoll in the world. Only Kiritimati, Tabuaeran, and Teraina have a permanent population. Besides the 11 confirmed atolls and islands, Filippo Reef is shown on some maps, but its existence is doubted.
The International Date Line passes through the Line Islands. The ones that are parts of Kiribati are in the world's farthest forward time zone, UTC+14:00. The time of day is (UTC-10.00), the same as in the state of Hawaii in the United States, but the date is one day ahead of Hawaii. The time in the Line Islands is 26 hours ahead of some other islands in Oceania, such as Baker Island, which uses UTC−12:00.
^"International Journal of Oceans and Oceanography, Volume 15 Number 1, 2021, Determining the Areas and Geographical Centers of Pacific Ocean and its Northern and Southern Halves, pp 25-31, Arjun Tan". Research India Publications. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
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