The Gilbert Islands are an island group in Kiribati.
Regions
- Abaiang - 18 km², pop.~5502 - has at least one hotel and a couple of guest houses
- Abemama - 27 km², pop.~3400
- Aranuka - 12 km², pop.~1200
- Arorae - 9 km², pop.~1300
- Beru - 18 km², pop.~2200
- Butaritari - 13 km², pop.~3300
- Kuria - 16 km², pop.~1100
- Maiana - 17 km², pop.~2000
- Marakei - 14 km², pop.~2800
- Nikunau - 19 km², pop.~2000
- Nonouti - 20 km², pop.~3200
- Onotoa - 16 km², pop.~1700
- Tabiteuea (Tabiteuea North - 26 km², pop.~3600 & Tabiteuea South - 12 km², pop.~1298)
- Tamana - 5 km², pop.~ 900 - the smallest of the Gilbert Islands (too small to construct an airstrip)
- Tarawa (Tarawa North - 15 km², pop.~5700 & Tarawa South - 16 km², pop.~40000 ) - Tarawa South is the location of Kiribati's capital
Understand
The Gilbert Islands are all in the UTC 12 time zone and lie either side of the Equator.
Get in
Get around
By plane
Air Kiribati has four small aircraft for inter-island travel. Flights travel to all Outer Islands regularly.