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The British ships Charlotte and Scarborough visited the islands in 1788 under the commands of captains Thomas Gilbert and John Marshall, respectively. [38] The vessels had been part of the First Fleet taking convicts from England to Botany Bay in New South Wales, and were en route to Guangzhou when they passed through the Gilbert Islands and Marshall Islands. [39]
The Marshall Islands (Marshallese: Ṃajeḷ), [6] officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands (Marshallese: Aolepān Aorōkin Ṃajeḷ), [note 1] is an island country west of the International Date Line and north of the equator in the Micronesia region of the Northwestern Pacific Ocean.
The government added another $90 million to that fund to pay to clean up, reconstruct homes and facilities, and resettle the islanders on Bikini and Eneu islands. [53] In 1983, the U.S. and the Marshall islanders signed the Compact of Free Association which gave the Marshall Islands independence.
Map from National Atlas of the United States. Kwajalein is the 14th largest coral atoll as measured by area of enclosed water. Comprising 97 islands and islets, it has a land area of 16.4 km 2 (6.3 sq mi) and surrounds one of the largest lagoons in the world, with an area of 2,174 km 2 (839 sq mi).
Location of the Marshall Islands in the western Pacific The National Register of Historic Places is a United States federal official list of places and sites considered worthy of preservation. In the Marshall Islands , a country in Micronesia, there are currently 4 listed sites located in three of the 24 atolls that make up the archipelago.
Through its history, the atoll symbolises the dawn of the nuclear age, despite its paradoxical image of peace and of earthly paradise. This is the first site from the Marshall Islands to be inscribed on the World Heritage List. [4]
Kabua had two sons: Laelan and Jeimata. He also had one daughter: Libetok/Litakbad. [citation needed] Through Jeimata, Kabua is the ancestor of three presidents of the Marshall Islands; he is the adoptive great-grandfather of Amata Kabua, first president; [20] adoptive great-grandfather of Imata Kabua, second president; and great-great-grandfather of David Kabua, ninth president.
Marshall Islands history-related lists (6 P) C. Marshallese chiefs (1 C, 12 P) E. Historical events in the Marshall Islands (3 C) S. Historic sites in the Marshall ...