Line Islands

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The Line Islands are a remote chain of low-lying coral atolls and islands in the central Pacific Ocean, known for their isolation, rich marine ecosystems, and role as one of the first places on Earth to experience each new day.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archipelago
coral atoll chain
biogeographicRealm Oceanian
characterizedBy low-lying coral atolls
remote location
rich marine ecosystems
climate tropical
containsLargestAtollByLandArea Kiritimati
countryLargestPart Kiribati
discoveredByEuropeansInCentury 18th century
economicActivity copra production
fishing
small-scale tourism
ecoregionType coral reef ecosystem
formerName Equatorial Islands
linked to: Line Islands
geologicalOrigin coral reef on volcanic seamounts
governedAs part of Line Islands Group of Kiribati
hasImportantBirdArea Caroline Island
Kiritimati
Starbuck Island NERFINISHED
hasMarineProtectedArea Jarvis Island National Wildlife Refuge
Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge
parts of Kiritimati waters
hasPart Caroline Island
Flint Island
Jarvis Island
Kingman Reef
Kiritimati
Malden Island NERFINISHED
Millennium Island
Palmyra Atoll
Starbuck Island NERFINISHED
Tabuaeran
Teraina
Vostok Island
knownFor being among the first places on Earth to experience each new day
locatedIn central Pacific Ocean
ocean Pacific Ocean
partOf Republic of Kiribati
linked to: Kiribati
sovereignTerritoryOf Kiribati
United States
subregionOf Kiribati
Polynesia
timeZone UTC+14
usedFor nuclear weapons testing support infrastructure on Kiritimati
USMinorOutlyingIslandsComponent Jarvis Island
Kingman Reef
Palmyra Atoll

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Polynesia hasPart Line Islands
Kiribati hasIslandGroup Line Islands
Northern Pacific hasPart Line Islands
Beru partOf Line and Phoenix Islands administrative area of Kiribati
linked to: Line Islands
Kiribati people region Line Islands
Line Islands formerName Equatorial Islands
linked to: Line Islands
Palmyra Atoll locatedIn Line Islands
Kiritimati partOf Line Islands
Kiritimati partOfIslandGroup Northern Line Islands
linked to: Line Islands
Kiritimati governedAsPartOf Line Islands (Kiribati administrative division)
linked to: Line Islands
Kiritimati administrativeCenterOf Line Islands (Kiribati)
linked to: Line Islands
Kingman Reef locatedIn Line Islands
Kingsmill Islands nearbyRegion Line Islands (Kiribati)
linked to: Line Islands
Kiribati government administers Line Islands (Kiribati)
linked to: Line Islands
Christmas Island locatedIn Line Islands
Christmas Island belongsTo Line Islands group of Kiribati
linked to: Line Islands