WOTJE ATOLL Lagoon area: 241.06 square miles Land area: 3.16 square miles Population: about 860 Households: ? You can reach Wotje Atoll by domestic “Air Marshall Islands”. Landscape Even if there is no special tour, you can feel the war situation at that time just by walking. And most of all, beautiful beaches will …
WRECK HELICOPTER IN MAJURO The Bell UH-1 Iroquois (nicknamed “Huey“) is a utility military helicopter powered by a single turboshaft engine, with two-blade main and tail rotors. The first member of the prolific Huey family, it was developed by Bell Helicopter to meet a United States Army’s 1952 requirement for a medical evacuation and utility helicopter, and first flew in 1956. The UH-1 was the first turbine-powered helicopter …
CORAL BLEACHING at MARSHALL ISLANDS Coral bleaching occurs when coral polyps expel algae (Zooxanthellae) that live inside their tissues. … Bleached corals continue to live but begin to starve after bleaching. Some corals recover. When algae begin to attach to corals, the chances of reviving are low. Above-average sea water temperatures caused by global warming is …
BIKINI ATOLL Lagoon area: 229.40 sq miles Land area: 2.32 sq miles Bikini Air port: Enyu Island Main Island: Bikini Island The site chosen for the explosive tests was Bikini Atoll. During 1946, following the end of WWII, the USA gathered together a “mock” naval fleet in order to test the effects of atomic bombs on …
JULUIT ATOLL Lagoon area: 266.34 sq miles Land area: 4.38 sq miles Islands: 91 Population: 1,669 Households: 229 Density: 381 persons/sq mile 07/MAR/2018 Majuro – Jaluit airport 225km (137mile) about 35 min by the Air Marshall Islands Jaluit was the former capital before (Majuro now). There are electric companies (MEC/Marshalls Energy Company), high schools, small …
MILI ATOLL Lagoon area: 249.70 sq miles Land area: 6.15 sq miles Islands: 92 Population: 1,032 Households: 136 Density: 168 persons/sq mile MILI ISLAND 06/MAR/2018 Majuro – Mili Island 119km (74mile) about 20 min by the Air Marshall Islands This is third stay in Mili atoll this time, but this Mili islands is my first …