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Line Islands

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The Line Islands are a chain of eleven atolls and coral islands in the central Pacific Ocean, south of Hawaii, stretching about 2,350 kilometers from northwest to southeast, one of the longest island chains on Earth. All of the islands originated from volcanic activity, and most enclose partial or full lagoons except Vostok and Jarvis. Eight of the atolls belong to Kiribati and three, Jarvis Island, Kingman Reef and Palmyra Atoll, are administered by the United States as part of the United States Minor Outlying Islands. Only Kiritimati, Tabuaeran and Teraina are permanently inhabited, with a combined population of roughly 8,813. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Line Islands (Wikipedia)
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    The Line Islands, also known as the Teraina Islands or the 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, in the Polynesia sub-region of Oceania south of...
  • Caused By: Volcanism, Lead paragraph
    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
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