Gilbert Islands

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. The islands are named after 18th-century British mariner Thomas Gilbert, who sailed through the islands and explored some of the islands in depth.

Get around

By plane

Air Kiribati has four small aircraft for inter-island travel. Flights travel to all Outer Islands regularly.