Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Kwajalein Atoll (/ ˈ k w ɑː dʒ ə l ɪ n /; Marshallese: Kuwajleen [kʷuwɑzʲ(ɛ)lʲɛːnʲ]) [1] is part of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI). The southernmost and largest island in the atoll is named Kwajalein Island , which its majority English-speaking residents (about 1,000 mostly U.S. civilian personnel) often use the ...
Map of the Marshall Islands Aerial view of Majuro, one of the many atolls that make up the Marshall Islands Beach scenery at the islet of Eneko, Majuro View of the coast of Bikini Atoll from above View of Marshall Islands Kwajalein atoll is another important population center for the Marshall islands Closer view of Kwajalein atoll reveals a ...
The remaining 11 atolls/islands are currently uninhabited. According to the Constitution of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the uninhabited atolls/islands Narikrik, Erikub, Jemo, Taka, Bikar, Bokak, Rongrik and Ailinginae shall each be included in the electoral district with which it is most closely associated, pursuant to the customary law or any traditional practice. [2]
Ebeye is the most populous island of Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands, as well as the center for Marshallese culture in the Ralik Chain of the archipelago. It comprises 80 acres (32 ha). Kwajalein is one of the largest coral atolls in the world, consisting of 97 main islands, of which Ebeye is one.
The mission control center, along with most of the personnel and infrastructure, is located at the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands. [7] Eleven of the atoll's islands are operated by the U.S. military under a long term lease (through 2066) with the Republic of the Marshall Islands. [8]
The archipelago includes the atolls of Bikini, Enewetak, Kwajalein, Majuro, Rongelap, and Utirik. The total area of the islands is equal to the size of the City of Washington, DC. The largest atoll with a land area of 6 square miles (16 km 2) is Kwajalein. [1] The terrain consists of low coral limestone and sand islands.
Nell Island (Marshallese: Nōļ, [1]) is part of Kwajalein Atoll in the Ralik Chain in the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), 2,100 nautical miles (3900 km) southwest of Honolulu, Hawaii. It lies at a convergence of deep, narrow, protected channels and small islands.
Aerial view. Omelek Island (/ ˈ oʊ m əl ɛ k /; Marshallese: Kom̧le, pronounced [kʷomˠ(ɤ)lʲe]) [1] is part of the Kwajalein Atoll in the Republic of the Marshall Islands.It is controlled by the United States military under a long-term lease (along with ten other islands in the atoll) and is part of the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site.