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Line Islands
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Image:Fanning.jpg right|250px|thumb|Lagoon shore at Fanning Atoll
The '''Line Islands''' are a group of
atolls and low coral islands in the central
Pacific Ocean south of the
Hawaiian Islands. The Line Islands that are part of the
Kiribati 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
Hawaii Hawai{{okina}}i, but one day ahead; and even 25 hours ahead of some other islands in
Oceania.
Northern Line Islands
The Northern Line Islands lie between the equator and 6°N, and about 160°W. A few belong to the
United States, but most are now part of Kiribati. They include Kiribati possessions (two names, one in
Gilbertese one in
English language English, both constitutional):
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Kiritimati (Christmas Island)
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Tabuaeran (Fanning Island)
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Teraina (Washington Island)
Kiritimati is the largest (in terms of land area, only) atoll in the world—it is about 90 statute miles (150 km) in circuit and includes a lagoon that is now mostly dry land. Kiritimati was discovered by
James Cook Captain Cook on Christmas day in
1777. The islands were annexed by
United Kingdom Britain in
1888 with a view to laying the
All Red Line 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.
The total population of the three atolls in 1900 was about 300. Currently there are about 5,300 people on Kiritimati, 1,800 on Tabuaeran, and 2,000 on Teraina (also known as Washington Island) for a total of 9,100 on the Kiribatese portion.
Copra and "Petfish" are the main export products (with seaweed).
The American possessions in the Northern Line Islands are uninhabited:
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Palmyra Atoll
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Kingman Reef
Southern Line Islands
The Southern Line Islands are all uninhabited.
Kiribati possessions:
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Malden Island
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Starbuck Island
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Flint Island
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Vostok Island
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Caroline Island Caroline Atoll
The one
United_states American island in this group is uninhabited:
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Jarvis Island
Category:Line Islands *
Category:Archipelagoes
ca:Illes de la Línia
de:Line Islands
fr:Îles de la Ligne
it:Sporadi equatoriali
ja:ライン諸島
pl:Wyspy Line
pt:Espórades Equatoriais
fi:Linesaaret
sv:Line Islands
zh-min-nan:Sòaⁿ Kûn-tó
Category:Pacific Ocean atolls
Category:Geography of Kiribati
Category:Archipelagoes
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