Line Islands

Line Islands, group of coral islands and atolls, central Pacific Ocean, extending 2,400 km (1,500 mi) in a northwestern to southeastern direction; total land area 680 sq km (260 sq mi). Most of the islands belong to the independent state of Kiribati; these include Teraina (Washington), Tabuaeran (Fanning), and Kiritimati (Christmas) islands (the only ones permanently inhabited), as well as Malden, Starbuck, Vostok, Millennium, and Flint islands. Kingman Reef, Palmyra Atoll, and Jarvis Island are unincorporated outlying territories of the United States.