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Marshall Islands

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017.050° N · 171.550° E
Place guide · ArņoArno Atoll

A coral atoll of 133 islands in the Ratak Chain, 20 kilometres east of Majuro, enclosing three separate lagoons instead of one. It is the closest atoll to Majuro and offers a quieter alternative for visitors seeking an authentic, low-key atoll experience without development pressure.

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0211.600° N · 165.400° E
Place guide · PikinniBikini Atoll

A coral atoll in the northern Ralik Chain, chosen by the United States for 23 nuclear weapon tests between 1946 and 1958. The islanders were forcibly relocated and have never returned; the atoll remains radiologically closed to habitation but is a bucket-list destination for technical divers.

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038.717° N · 167.733° E
Place guide · KuwajleenKwajalein Atoll

The largest atoll in the world by lagoon area, part of the Ralik Chain. Kwajalein Island is a United States Army missile test range and the economic hub of the Marshall Islands through the annual rent paid by the US for the base.

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047.083° N · 171.383° E
Place guide · MājroMajuro Atoll

The capital and largest city of the Marshall Islands, a long narrow atoll housing roughly half the country's population. It is the political, commercial and transport hub of the country, with a lagoon-side roadway, government offices and the country's only significant tourist accommodation.

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059.500° N · 171.100° E
Place guide · M̧aļoeļapMaloelap Atoll

A coral atoll of 71 islands in the Ratak Chain, with a land area of 9.8 square kilometres and a lagoon of approximately 95 square kilometres. The atoll is notable for the extensive Second World War wreckage of a Japanese naval base on Tōrakku Island, where concrete bunkers, runways and shipwrecks form one of the best-preserved WWII archaeological landscapes in the Pacific.

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0610.100° N · 166.000° E
Place guide · WōttoWotho Atoll

A small coral atoll of 13 islands in the Ralik Chain, one of the most remote and least-visited in the Marshall Islands. Its lagoon of nearly 95 square kilometres is largely unexplored by recreational divers, and the surrounding ocean margin is considered a high-quality dive site with minimal human impact.

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