Millennium Island - Millennium Island - Millennium Island, or Carolina Island, is an uninhabited atoll...

Millennium Island - Millennium Island - Millennium Island, or Carolina Island, is an uninhabited atoll belonging to the Republic of Kiribati and is the most eastern island in the Pacific Ocean. In 1999, for celebrations marking the arrival of the year 2000, the island of Carolina was officially renamed the island of the Millennium, being one of the points on earth closest to the date change line. This island, whose highest point is about 6 metres, is particularly threatened by rising sea levels. Image obtained on 1 July 2009 from the International Space Station (ISS). Millennium Island is located at the southern end of the Line Islands in the South Pacific Ocean. This uninhabited island is part of the Republic of Kiribati. At a maximum height of approximately 6 meters (19.7 feet) above sea level, Millennium Island has been identified as being at great risk from sea level rise by the United Nations. Millennium Island was known as Caroline Island prior to 2000. The name was changed because of its proximity of the international date line, being one of the first territory to start year 2000. Astronaut photograph taken from the International Space Station (ISS) on July 1, 2009