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Die Line Islands, auf Deutsch auch Zentralpolynesische Sporaden, Linieninseln oder Linie-Inseln genannt, sind eine Inselkette im östlichen Zentralpazifik mit acht Atollen, drei Einzelinseln und einem überfluteten Korallenriff. Die gesamte Landfläche der Inseln beträgt knapp 504 km².
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.
Line Islands, chain of coral islands in the central Pacific Ocean, some of which belong to Kiribati and some of which are claimed as unincorporated territories belonging to the United States. The Line Islands extend 1,600 miles (2,600 km) northwestward from French Polynesia. They have a land area.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Line Islands), auch Zentralpolynesische Sporaden, oder Linie-Inseln genannt, sind eine Inselkette im östlichen Zentralpazifik mit acht Atollen, drei Einzelinseln und einem überfluteten Korallenriff. Die gesamte Landfläche der Inseln beträgt knapp 504 km².
The Line Islands are an island chain in the central Pacific Ocean near the equator. Three of the islands are territories of the United States of America. These islands are Jarvis Island, Kingman Reef, and Palmyra Island.
Kiritimati (pronounced [kiˈrɪsmæs], also known as Christmas Island) is a Pacific Ocean atoll in the northern Line Islands. It is part of the Republic of Kiribati. The name is derived from the English word "Christmas" written in Gilbertese according to its phonology, in which the combination ti is pronounced s .
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′S 158°45′W ).
