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Marshall Islands CIA Map |
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| Location |
Oceania, two archipelagic island chains of 29 atolls, each made up of many small islets, and five single islands in the North Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to Australia |
| Grography |
Bikini and Enewetak are former US nuclear test sites; Kwajalein, the famous World War II battleground, is used as a US missile test range; island city of Ebeye is the second largest settlement in the Marshall Islands, after the capital of Majuro, and one of the most densely populated locations in the Pacific |
| Coordinates |
9 00 N, 168 00 E |
| Area |
total: 11,854.3 sq km land: 181.3 sq km water: 11,673 sq km (note - lagoon waters) note: includes the atolls of Bikini, Enewetak, Kwajalein, Majuro, Rongelap, and Utirik |
| Terrain |
low coral limestone and sand islands |
| Natural Hazards |
infrequent typhoons |
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Source: CIA World Factbook
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Source: CIA World Factbook |
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