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Laura (Marshallese: Ļora, [lˠɔːrˠɑ]) [1] is an island town situated in Marshall Islands. It is located in the west of Majuro Atoll. At approximately 10 feet (3.0 m) above sea level, Laura has the highest elevation of any islands in the Majuro Atoll. Marshall Islands International Airport is located on the island of
On July 11, 2023, President Joe Biden nominated Stone to be the U.S. ambassador to the Marshall Islands. [1] Her nomination was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 2, 2024. [2] She arrived in Majuro on July 9 and presented her credentials to President Hilda Heine on July 12. [3]
Traditionally the center of Majuro Atoll was an islet now called Laura, which has been inhabited for over 2,000 years. [6] Majuro Atoll, along with the rest of the Marshall Islands, became part of the German Empire in 1885, and afterwards the Jaluit Trading Company established a trading outpost. [6]
Schematic overview of Majuro. Majuro Atoll consists of over 60 islands, three of which are larger than 0.5 km 2 (0.2 sq mi). [3] At the western end of the atoll, about 50 kilometers (30 mi) from Delap-Uliga-Djarrit (DUD) by road, is the island community of Laura, an expanding residential area with a popular beach. [4]
The following is a list of cities in the Marshall Islands. With the exception of Ebeye, all of the urban areas of the Marshall Islands are on the Majuro Atoll. The population of the islands as a whole is less than 60,000 (as of 2005 [1]); the population of most of these urban areas is less than 10,000. Ajeltake; Delap-Uliga-Djarrit; Ebeye ...
The big wave happened on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024, on the island of Roi-Namur, part of the Kwajalein Atoll, in the Marshall Islands. The wave caused significant damage to Dyess Army Field and ...
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.
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