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Atolls of the Marshall Islands

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Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 27. Chapters: Majuro, Kwajalein Atoll, Bokak Atoll, Bikar Atoll, Bikini Atoll, Toke Atoll, Enewetak Atoll, Rongelap Atoll, Mili Atoll, Wotje Atoll, Kili Island, Jaluit Atoll, Maloelap Atoll, Ailinglaplap Atoll, Ujelang Atoll, Namdrik Atoll, Rongerik Atoll, Ailinginae Atoll, Arno Atoll, Utirik Atoll, Ailuk Atoll, Likiep Atoll, Wotho Atoll, Ebon Atoll, Knox Atoll, Aur Atoll, Namu Atoll, Lae Atoll, Ujae Atoll, Erikub Atoll. Excerpt: Kwajalein Atoll ( ; Marshallese: or ), is part of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI). The southernmost and largest island in the atoll is named Kwajalein Island, nicknamed Kwaj () by English-speaking residents of the U.S. facilities. The atoll lies in the Ralik Chain, 2,100 nautical miles (3900 km) southwest of Honolulu, Hawaii, at . Kwajalein is one of the world's largest coral atolls as measured by area of enclosed water. Comprising 97 islands and islets, it has a land area of 16.4 km² (6.33 mi²), and surrounds one of the largest lagoons in the world, with an area of 2174 km² (839 mi²). Kwajalein Island is the southernmost, and the largest, of the islands in the Kwajalein atoll. The northernmost, and second largest, island is Roi-Namur. The population of Kwajalein islet is currently around 1,000 individuals, mostly Americans and a small number of Marshall Islanders and other nationals, all of whom have express permission from the U.S. Army to live there. Approximately 13,500 Marshallese citizens live on the atoll, most on Ebeye Island. Water temperature of degrees and 100 feet (30 m) underwater visibility are common on the ocean side of the atoll. Kwajalein Atoll map from World War II. Jacob, Arnold, etc. were wartime code names for the islands, but many of these names are no longer actively used in English.Other islands in the atoll: Kwajalein (Kuwajleen) Atoll was an important cultural site to the Marshallese people of the Ralik chain. In Marshall Islander cosmology, Kwajalein island was the site of an abundant flowering utilomar tree from which great blessings flowed, and people from all over would come to gather the "fruits" of this tree. This, explain many elders, is a Marshallese metaphor that describes the past century of colonialism and serves to explain why Kwajalein is still so precious to foreign interests. This story was also the origin of the name Kuwajleen, which apparently derives from Ri-ruk-jan-leen, "the people who harvest the flowers". T