Kiritimati

Also known as Christmas Island

Kiritimati (), 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 is pronounced .

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Kiritimati, also known as Christmas Island, is a Pacific atoll that belongs to the Republic of Kiribati and is part of the northern Line Islands. The name comes from the English word "Christmas" adapted to Gilbertese pronunciation and spelling.

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Islands.timezone1: UTC+14:00
Islands.name: Kiritimati(Christmas Island)
Islands.image: Kiritimati-EO.jpg
Islands.image_caption: Photograph from the International Space Station
Islands.image_map: KI Line islands.PNG
Islands.image_map_caption: Map of the Line Islands
Islands.pushpin_map: Kiribati#Pacific Ocean
Islands.pushpin_label: Kiritimati
Islands.location: North Pacific Ocean
Islands.country1_admin_divisions_title: Island council
Islands.country1_admin_divisions: Kiritimati
Islands.country1_largest_city_type: settlement
Islands.country1_largest_city: Tabwakea
Islands.archipelago: Line Islands
Islands.area_km2: 312.38
Islands.highest_mount: Joe's Hill
Islands.elevation_m: 13
Islands.population: 7,369

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Wikidata facts

Population: 7369
Area: 388.39
Elevation: 13
Image: Kiritimati-EO.jpg
Perimeter: 80

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Commons category: Kiritimati
native label: Masi's Island

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History
Spain's sovereignty rights
Nuclear bomb tests
Present status
Education
Commerce
Transport
Communications
Tourism
Prospective launch sites
Geography
Climate
Demography
Ecology
Flora
Birds
Other fauna
Ecology of the reef
Conservation and extinction
Former egg gathering
Feral cats
Radiation hazards
1982–1983 El Niño
Climate change
Extinction
See also
Footnotes
References
Further reading
External links

Kiritimati is one of the world's largest atolls in terms of land area, consisting of about land area and a network of lagoons;. The atoll is about in perimeter, while the lagoon shoreline extends for over . Kiritimati comprises over 70% of the total land area of Kiribati, a country encompassing 33 Pacific atolls and islands.