List of islands of the Marshall Islands
Uninhabited atolls/islands
Table:
Atoll/Island

Chain

Area(km²)

Area(mi²)

Ailinginae Atoll[i]
Ralik
3
1

Bikar Atoll
Ratak
0
0

Bikini Atoll
Ralik
6
2

Bokak Atoll
Ratak
3
1

Erikub Atoll [ii]
Ratak
2
1

Jemo Island [iii]
Ratak
0
0

Nadikdik Atoll
Ratak
1
0

Rongerik Atoll [i]
Ralik
2
1

Toke Atoll [iv]
Ratak
0.57
0.22

Ujelang Atoll
Ralik
2
1

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Ailinginae Atoll ( Marshallese : Aelōn̄in Ae , [ ɑelʲɤŋinʲɑːɛ ] ) is an uninhabited ( due to Castle Bravo nuclear testing ) coral atoll of 25 islands in the Pacific Ocean , on the northern end of the Ralik Chain of the Marshall Islands . Its total land area is only 2.8 square kilometres ( 1.1 sq mi ) , but it encloses a lagoon of 105.96 square kilometres ( 40.91 sq mi ) . It is located approximately 13 kilometres ( 8.1 mi ) west of Rongelap Atoll . The landscape is low-lying with only the top 3 metres ( 9.8 ft ) above sea level . The two entrances into the lagoon are 'Mogiri Pass ' and 'Eniibukku Pass ' . These are 1.45 and 0.48 kilometres ( 0.9 and 0.3 mi ) wide respectively . The average temperature of these islands is about 27 °C ( 81 °F ) during daytime and slightly warmer during night-time due to cold weather associated with rain showers during daytime . The rainy season is from September through November . The island is covered with scrub , grasses and some stands of Casuarina trees .
The Ralik Chain ( Marshallese : Rālik , [ rˠæːlʲik ] ) is a chain of islands within the island nation of the Marshall Islands . Ralik means sunset . It is west of the Ratak Chain . In 1999 the total population of the Ralik islands was 19,915 . [ citation needed ] Christopher Loeak , who became President of the Marshall Islands in 2012 , was formerly Minister for the Ralik Chain . List of atolls and isolated islands in the chain :
Bikar Atoll ( Marshallese : Pikaar , [ pʲiɡɑːrˠ ] ) is an uninhabited atoll in the Ratak Chain of the Marshall Islands . It is one of the smallest atolls in the Marshalls . Due to its relative isolation from the main islands in the group , Bikar 's flora and fauna has been able to exist in a relatively pristine condition .
The Ratak Chain ( Marshallese : Ratak , [ rˠɑːdˠɑk ] ) is a chain of islands within the island nation of the Marshall Islands . Ratak means sunrise . It lies to the east of the country 's other island chain , the Ralik Chain . In 1999 the total population of the Ratak islands was 30,925 . [ citation needed ] The atolls and isolated islands in the chain are :
Bikini Atoll ( /ˈbɪkɪˌniː/ or /bɪˈkiːni/ ; Marshallese : 'Pikinni ' , [ pʲiɡinnʲi ] , meaning coconut place ) , sometimes known as Eschscholtz Atoll between the 1800s and 1946 ( see Etymology section below for history and orthography of the endonym ) , is a coral reef in the Marshall Islands consisting of 23 islands surrounding a 229.4-square-mile ( 594.1 km2 ) central lagoon . The atoll 's inhabitants were relocated in 1946 , after which the islands and lagoon were the site of 23 nuclear tests by the United States until 1958 . The atoll is at the northern end of the Ralik Chain , approximately 850 kilometres ( 530 mi ) northwest of the capital Majuro . Three families were resettled on Bikini island in 1970 , totaling about 100 residents . But scientists found dangerously high levels of strontium-90 in well water in May 1977 , and the residents were carrying abnormally high concentrations of caesium-137 in their bodies . They were evacuated in 1980 . The atoll is occasionally visited today by divers and a few scientists , and is occupied by a handful of caretakers .
Bokak Atoll ( Marshallese : Bokaak or Bok-ak , [ pˠɔɡwɑːk ] ) or Taongi Atoll is an uninhabited coral atoll in the Ratak Chain of the Marshall Islands , in the North Pacific Ocean . Due to its relative isolation from the main islands in the group , Bokak 's flora and fauna has been able to exist in a pristine condition .
Erikub Atoll ( Marshallese : Ādkup , [ ærʲ ( u ) ɡʷupʲ ] ) is an uninhabited coral atoll of fourteen islands in the Pacific Ocean , located in the Ratak Chain of the Marshall Islands . Its total land area is only 1.53 square kilometres ( 0.59 sq mi ) , but it encloses a lagoon with an area of 230 square kilometres ( 89 sq mi ) . It is located slightly south of Wotje .
Jemo Island Atoll ( Marshallese : Jemo̧ or Jāmo̧ , [ tʲæːmʲɒ ] ) is an uninhabited coral island in the Pacific Ocean , in the Ratak Chain of the Marshall Islands north-east of Likiep Atoll . The island is oval-shaped and occupies the southwestern end of a narrow submarine ridge that extends to the northeast for several kilometers . Its total land area is only 0.16 square kilometres ( 0.062 sq mi ) . The island is traditionally held as a food reserve for the family of Joachim and Lijon deBrum , passed down to Lijon debrum from Iroijlaplap Lobareo and is owned by the current Likiep land-owning families of Joachim and Lijon debrum , grandkids of Iroijlaplap Jortõka of Ratak Eañ . There is also a shipwreck of unknown orgin on the west side of the island . First recorded sighting of Jemo Island by Europeans was by the Spanish expedition of Miguel López de Legazpi on 10 January 1565 . It was charted as Los Pajaros ( The Birds in Spanish ) .
Knox Atoll ( Marshallese : Ņadikdik , [ nˠɑːrʲiɡ ( i ) rʲik ] ) is an uninhabited coral atoll of 18 islands in the Pacific Ocean , and is the southernmost atoll of the Ratak Chain of the Marshall Islands . The total land area is only 0.98 square kilometres ( 0.38 sq mi ) , but it encloses a largely sand-filled lagoon with an area of 3.42 square kilometres ( 1.32 sq mi ) . The atoll measures 11 kilometres ( 6.8 mi ) in length and is 2 kilometres ( 1.2 mi ) wide . The largest islets , located on the western and northern sides , include Aelingeo , Nadikdik and Nariktal . The atoll is separated by the Klee Passage from the southern point of Mili Atoll to which it was once connected .
Rongerik Atoll or Rongdrik Atoll ( Marshallese : Ron̄dik , [ rʷɔŋʷ ( ɯ ) rʲik ] ) is a coral atoll of 17 islands in the Pacific Ocean , and is located in the Ralik Chain of the Marshall Islands , approximately 200 kilometres ( 120 mi ) east of Bikini Atoll . Its total land area is only 1.68 square kilometres ( 0.65 sq mi ) , but it encloses a lagoon of 144 square kilometres ( 56 sq mi ) .
Toke Atoll or Taka Atoll ( Marshallese : Tōkā , [ tˠʌɡæ ] ) is a small , uninhabited coral atoll in the Ratak Chain of the Marshall Islands . It is one of the smaller atolls in the Marshalls and located at 11°17′N 169°37′E / 11.283°N 169.617°E / 11.283 ; 169.617 . It is visited regularly by the residents of nearby Utirik Atoll .
Ujelang Atoll ( Marshallese : Wūjlan̄ , [ wɯzʲ ( i ) lʲɑŋ ] ) is a coral atoll of 30 islands in the Pacific Ocean , in the Ralik Chain of the Marshall Islands . Its total land area is 1.86 square kilometres ( 0.72 sq mi ) , and it encloses a lagoon of 185.94 square kilometres ( 71.79 sq mi ) . It is the westernmost island in the Marshall Islands , approximately 217 kilometres ( 135 mi ) southeast of Enewetak , and approximately 600 kilometres ( 370 mi ) west of the main Ralik Chain .