Jaluit Atoll

E62452

atoll coral atoll

Jaluit Atoll is a large coral atoll in the Pacific Ocean that forms part of the Marshall Islands and is known for its lagoon, scattered islets, and historical role as an administrative center under German and Japanese rule.

Aliases (3)

Jaluit (historical administrative link) ×1
Jaluit Atoll Local Government area ×1
Jaluit Island ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	atoll → coral atoll →
areaOfLagoon_km2	690 →
climate	tropical rainforest climate →
colonialPower	Empire of Japan → German Empire →
country	Marshall Islands NERFINISHED →
governedAs	Jaluit Atoll Local Government area →
hasAirport	Jaluit Airport →
hasCapital	Jabor →
hasEconomicActivity	copra production → small-scale tourism → subsistence fishing →
hasEducationalInstitution	Jaluit High School →
hasFeature	lagoon → scattered islets →
hasHeritage	German colonial architecture remnants → Japanese wartime relics →
hasLanguage	English → Marshallese →
hasNumberOfIslets	90+ →
hasSettlement	Imiej → Jabor → Jaluit Island →
hasStatus	inhabited atoll →
IATAcode	UIT →
isKnownFor	historical administrative role under German and Japanese rule → large lagoon →
isPartOf	Ralik Chain of the Marshall Islands →
landArea_km2	11.34 →
locatedIn	Pacific Ocean → Ralik Chain →
locatedInTimeZone	UTC+12 →
partOf	Marshall Islands NERFINISHED → Micronesia →
servedBy	domestic air service within Marshall Islands →
sovereignState	Marshall Islands NERFINISHED →
surroundedBy	Pacific Ocean →
usedAs	administrative center → naval base → trading station →
wasAdministrativeCenterOf	German New Guinea (Marshall Islands district) → Japanese South Seas Mandate (Marshall Islands) →
wasOccupiedBy	Imperial Japanese Navy →
wasSiteOf	World War II military installations →
wasUnderMandateOf	League of Nations (Japanese South Seas Mandate) →
wasUnderTrusteeshipOf	United States (Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands) →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Ailinglaplap Atoll ("Jaluit (historical administrative link)") → Jaluit Atoll ("Jaluit Island") →	hasSettlement
Jaluit Atoll ("Jaluit Atoll Local Government area") →	governedAs
Marshall Islands →	hasAtoll
Ralik Chain →	hasPart