Back Абарырынга Byelorussian Illa Canton Catalan Kanton Island CEB Kanton (Kiribati) German Νήσος Καντών Greek Isla Kanton Spanish Abariringa Estonian جزیره کانتون Persian Abariringa Finnish Canton (Kiribati) French
Native name: Kanton or Abariringa | |
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 Canton Island, visible color satellite image | |
 Canton Island location map | |
  Canton Island Location in Kiribati  Canton Island Location in Oceania  Canton Island Location in the Pacific | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Pacific Ocean |
| Coordinates | 02°48′38″S 171°40′32″W / 2.81056°S 171.67556°W |
| Area | 9.2 km2 (3.6 sq mi) |
| Administrative division | Kanton |
| Largest Island settlement | Tebaronga (pop. 41) |
Canton Island (also known as Kanton or Abariringa), previously known as Mary Island, Mary Balcout's Island or Swallow Island, is the largest, northernmost, and as of 2020[update], the sole inhabited island of the Phoenix Islands, in the Republic of Kiribati. It is an atoll located in the South Pacific Ocean roughly halfway between Hawaii and Fiji. The island is a narrow ribbon of land around a lagoon; an area of 40 km2 (15 sq mi). Canton's closest neighbour is the uninhabited Enderbury Island, 63 km (39 mi) west-southwest. The capital of Kiribati, South Tarawa, lies 1,765 km (1,097 mi) to the west. As of 2015[update], the population was 20, down from 61 in 2000.[1][2] The island's sole village, Tebaronga, is located on the northwest point, below the airstrip.
Kiribati declared the Phoenix Islands Protected Area in 2006, with the park being expanded in 2008. The 425,300 km2 (164,200 sq mi) marine reserve contains eight coral atolls, including Canton.[3][4] Because it is inhabited, management of Canton Island is described in the Canton Resource Use Sustainability Plan (KRUSP), which covers a 12 nmi (22 km; 14 mi) radius around the atoll. Over 50% of the island and lagoon are protected in a conservation zone.[5]
- ^ "Pacific Regional Statistics - Secretariat of the Pacific Community" (PDF). www.spc.int. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- ^ Morate, Orebwa (1 September 2016). "2015 Population and Housing Census" (PDF). Bairiki: National Statistics Office. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ Howard, Brian Clark (16 June 2014). "Pacific nation bans fishing in one of world's largest marine parks". National Geographic News. Archived from the original on 19 June 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "Phoenix Islands Protected Area". Government of Kiribati. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ^ Adam Smith, Paul Marshall, Nathan Cook (December 2017). "Kanton Resource Use Sustainability Plan". ResearchGate. doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.34466.99528.
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