Maloelap Atoll

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Maloelap Atoll is a coral atoll in the Ratak Chain of the Marshall Islands, known for its World War II-era Japanese military ruins and remote Pacific island environment.


Statements (45)
Predicate Object
instanceOf atoll
coral atoll
climate tropical marine
country Marshall Islands NERFINISHED
governedAs municipality of the Marshall Islands
hasAccess boat from other Marshall Islands atolls
hasCapital Taroa
hasEconomicActivity copra production
subsistence fishing
hasFormerName Maroelap
hasIsland Airik
Bigen
Enijabro
Enijabrok
Jang
Kaben
Kaven
Taroa
Tjan
hasLagoonArea 695 square kilometers
hasLandArea 9.8 square kilometers
hasLanguage English
Marshallese
hasMainSettlement Taroa village
hasNotableFeature World War II-era Japanese military ruins
airfield ruins on Taroa Island
coastal defense gun emplacements
concrete bunkers
remote Pacific island environment
hasNumberOfIslets 71
hasPopulation several hundred inhabitants
hasTourismType World War II heritage tourism
isEastOf Majuro Atoll
isNorthOf Mili Atoll
locatedIn Micronesia
Pacific Ocean
Ratak Chain
partOf Ratak Chain of the Marshall Islands
sovereignState Republic of the Marshall Islands NERFINISHED
timeZone UTC+12
usedDuring World War II
wasAdministeredBy Empire of Japan under South Seas Mandate
United States as part of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
wasBombedBy United States forces during World War II
wasMilitaryBaseOf Empire of Japan

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Marshall Islands
hasAtoll

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