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Line Islands

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Line Islands or Equatorial Islands, coral group, 43 sq mi (111 sq km), central and S Pacific. Once valuable for their guano deposits, the islands now have coconut groves, airfields, and meteorological stations. Of the 11 islands in the group, 8 comprise part of the Republic of Kiribati : Teraina , Tabuaeran , Kiritimati (formerly Washington, Fanning, and Christmas Islands), Malden, Starbuck, Caroline, Vostok, and Flint. Kingman Reef , Palmyra , and Jarvis Island are dependencies of the United States. The islands were uninhabited when discovered by American sailors ... Read more
Line Islands
...central Pacific Ocean, south of the Hawaiian Islands. The Line Islands extend 1,600 mi (2,600 km) and have a land area of 193 sq mi...southern group (Vostok and Flint islands and Caroline Atoll). Line Islands Line Islands Line Islands Read more
Line Islands
Line Islands, Pacific Ocean They take their name from the fact that they lie astride the equator—the ‘Line’. Read more

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