Line Islands

American  

[lahyn] / laɪn /

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. a group of islands in the central Pacific Ocean, S of the Hawaiian Islands: eight belong to the Republic of Kiribati, three are U.S. dependencies. 193 sq. mi. (500 sq. km).

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Line Islands British  

plural noun

1. a group of coral islands in the central Pacific, including Tabuaeran, Teraina, and Kiritimati: part of Kiribati, with Palmyra and Jarvis administered by the US

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Line Islands

The Line Islands are set to be the worst affected, with a loss of two-thirds estimated under the low-emission scenario alone.

From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2026

In a well-documented case in the Line Islands of the central Pacific, an iron shipwreck sank on a healthy coral reef.

From Salon ● Dec. 30, 2023

She has documented climate change through a 7,000-year period at the Northern Line Islands in the Pacific and discovered that a record-breaking marine heat wave in 2016 killed 90 percent of its reef.

From Scientific American ● Feb. 3, 2023

“I saw that myself diving in the remote and unfished southern Line Islands in 2009,” he said.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 14, 2016

For the next few weeks we cruised about among the islands of the Kingsmill and Gilbert groups, collectively known as the Line Islands.

From A Modern Buccaneer by Boldrewood, Rolf