List of islands of the Marshall Islands
Inhabited municipalities
Table:
Municipality

Chain

Population (2011)[1]

Area (km²)

Area (mi²)

Ailinglaplap Atoll
Ralik
1,729
15
6

Ailuk Atoll
Ratak
339
5
2

Arno Atoll
Ratak
1,794
13
5

Aur Atoll
Ratak
499
6
2

Ebon Atoll
Ralik
706
6
2

Enewetok / Ujelang[I]
Ralik
664
6
2

Jabat Island
Ralik
84
1
0

Jaluit Atoll
Ralik
1,788
11
4

Kili / Bikini / Ejit[II]
Ralik
548
1
0

Kwajalein Atoll
Ralik
11,408
16
6

Lae Atoll
Ralik
347
1
1

Lib Island
Ralik
155
1
0

Likiep Atoll
Ratak
401
10
4

Majuro Atoll (capital)
Ratak
27,797
10
4

Maloelap Atoll
Ratak
682
10
4

Mejit Island
Ratak
348
2
1

Mili Atoll
Ratak
738
16
6

Namorik Atoll
Ralik
508
3
1

Namu Atoll
Ralik
780
6
2

Rongelap Atoll[III]
Ralik
79
8
3

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Ailinglaplap or Ailinglapalap ( Marshallese : Aelōn̄ļapļap , [ ɑelʲɤŋ ( ɤ ) lˠɑbʲ ( ɛ ) lˠɑpʲ ] ) is a coral atoll of 56 islands in the Pacific Ocean , and forms a legislative district of the Ralik Chain in the Marshall Islands . It is located 152 kilometres ( 94 mi ) northwest of Jaluit Atoll . Its total land area is only 14.7 square kilometres ( 5.7 sq mi ) , but it encloses a lagoon of 750 square kilometres ( 290 sq mi ) . The economy of the atoll is dominated by coconut plantations . The population of the atoll was 1,729 in 2011 . Jabat Island is located off the coast of Ailinglaplap Atoll . The former president of the Marshall Islands , Kessai Note , was born on Jeh Island , Ailinglaplap Atoll . Ailinglaplap translates as greatest atoll ( aelōn̄ ( atoll ) + ļapļap ( superlative suffix ) ) , because the greatest legends of the Marshallese people were created there . The four major population centers on Ailinglaplap Atoll are the settlements of Wotja , at the westernmost end of the atoll , Jih in the northeast , and Airek and Bigatjelang in the south .
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 :
Ailuk Atoll ( Marshallese : Aelok , [ ɑelʲokʷ ] ) is a coral atoll of 57 islets in the Pacific Ocean , and forms a legislative district of the Ratak Chain of the Marshall Islands . It is located approximately 72 kilometres ( 45 mi ) north from Wotje . Its total land area is only 5.4 square kilometres ( 2.1 sq mi ) , but it encloses a lagoon with an area of 177.45 square kilometres ( 68.51 sq mi ) . The major islets are : Ajelep , Aliej , Ailuk , Alkilwe , Barorkan , Biken , Enejabrok , Enejelar , Kapen and Marib . Most of the islets are on the eastern side of the atoll . The western and southern sides of the atoll have a nearly continuous submerged coral reef , with three main passes that lead into the lagoon : Erappu Channel , Marok Channel and Eneneman Channel on the west side . Ailuk Atoll had a population of 339 in 2011 .
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 :
Arno Atoll ( Marshallese : Arņo , [ ɑnnˠɔ ] ) is a coral atoll of 133 islands in the Pacific Ocean , and forms a legislative district of the Ratak Chain of the Marshall Islands . Its total land area is only 5 square miles ( 13 km2 ) . Unlike most other atolls , Arno encloses three different lagoons , a large central one , and two smaller ones in the north and east . Its main lagoon encloses an area of 130.77 square miles ( 338.7 km2 ) . At a distance of only 20 kilometres ( 12 mi ) , it is the closest atoll to the Marshall Islands capital , Majuro Atoll , and can be seen looking east from Majuro on a clear day at low tide . The population of Arno Atoll was 1,794 at the 2011 census . The most populous islets are Ajeltokrok , Kobjeltak , Rearlaplap , Langor and Tutu . The largest village is Ine , Arno . People of Arno are well known for their productivity in making copra ( the dried out meat of coconuts , from which coconut oil is extracted ) . Arno women are renowned for their production of the Kili Bag , a popular handwoven handbag/purse , named after another island in the Marshall Islands ( to which the people of Bikini were eventually relocated as a result of the US nuclear tests that were conducted on their home atoll ) . Arno supposedly had a traditional love school .
Aur Atoll ( Marshallese : Aur , [ ɑurˠ ] ) is a coral atoll of 42 islands in the Pacific Ocean , and forms a legislative district of the Ratak Chain of the Marshall Islands . Its total land area is only 15 square kilometres ( 5.6 sq mi ) , but it encloses a lagoon with an area of 620 square kilometres ( 240 sq mi ) . It is located south of Maloelap Atoll . The population of Aur Atoll was 499 in 2011 .
Ebon Atoll ( Marshallese : Epoon , [ ɛbʲɔːnʲ ] ) is a coral atoll of 22 islands in the Pacific Ocean , forming a legislative district of the Ralik Chain of the Marshall Islands . Its land area is 5.75 square kilometres ( 2.22 sq mi ) , and it encloses a deep lagoon with an area of 104 square kilometres ( 40 sq mi ) . A winding passage , the Ebon Channel , leads to the lagoon from the southwest edge of the atoll . Ebon Atoll is approximately 155 kilometres ( 96 mi ) south of Jaluit , and it is the southernmost land mass of the Marshall Islands , on the southern extremity of the Ralik Chain . In documents and accounts from the 1800s , it was also known as Boston , Covell 's Group , Fourteen Islands , and Linnez .
Enewetak Atoll ( /ɛˈniːwəˌtɔːk , ˌɛnɪˈwiːtɔːk/ ; also spelled Eniwetok Atoll or sometimes Eniewetok ; Marshallese : Ānewetak , [ ænʲeːwɛːdˠɑk ] , or Āne-wātak , [ ænʲeːwæːdˠɑk ] ) is a large coral atoll of 40 islands in the Pacific Ocean and with its 664 people ( as of 2011 ) forms a legislative district of the Ralik Chain of the Marshall Islands . With a land area total less than 5.85 square kilometres ( 2.26 sq mi ) , it is no higher than 5 meters and surrounds a deep central lagoon , 80 kilometres ( 50 mi ) in circumference . It is the second-westernmost atoll of the Ralik Chain and is 305 kilometres ( 190 mi ) west from Bikini Atoll . It was held by the Japanese from 1914 until its capture by the United States in February 1944 , during World War II . Nuclear testing by the US totaling more than 30 megatons of TNT took place during the cold war ; in 1977-1980 , a concrete dome ( the Runit Dome ) was built on Runit Island to deposit radioactive soil and debris . The Runit Dome is deteriorating and could be breached by a typhoon , though the sediments in the lagoon are even more radioactive than those which are contained .
Jabat Island ( or Jabot Island or Jabwot Island ; Marshallese : Jebat , [ tʲɛbˠɑtˠ ] ) is an island in the Pacific Ocean , and forms a legislative district of the Ralik Chain of the Marshall Islands . Its total land area is only 0.6 square kilometres ( 0.23 sq mi ) , and has a length of 1.2 kilometres ( 0.75 mi ) . It is located 12 kilometres ( 7.5 mi ) from Ailinglapalap Atoll . Unlike most of the other islands in the Marshall Islands , Jabat Island is a rocky island rather than a coral atoll , although it surrounded by fringing shallow water coral reefs that extend for several kilometres beyond the outer reef to the north and south . The population of Jabat Island was 84 in 2011 .
Jaluit Atoll ( Marshallese : Jālwōj , [ tʲælʲ ( o ) wɤtʲ ] , or Jālooj , [ tʲælʲoːtʲ ] ) is a large coral atoll of 91 islands in the Pacific Ocean and forms a legislative district of the Ralik Chain of the Marshall Islands . Its total land area is 11.34 square kilometres ( 4.38 sq mi ) , and it encloses a lagoon with an area of 690 square kilometres ( 270 sq mi ) . Most of the land area is on the largest islet ( motu ) of Jaluit ( 10.4 km² ) . Jaluit is approximately 220 kilometres ( 140 mi ) southwest of Majuro . Jaluit Atoll is a designated conservation area and Ramsar Wetland . In 2011 the population of the islands of Jaluit Atoll was 1,788 . It was the former administrative seat of the Marshall Islands .
Kili Island or Kili Atoll ( Marshallese : Kōle , [ kɤlʲe ] ) is a small , 81 hectares ( 200 acres ) ( 0.93 square kilometers ( 0.36 sq mi ) ) island located in the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean . It is the temporary home of 548 inhabitants who are descended from islanders who originally lived on Bikini Atoll . They were relocated when they agreed to let the U.S. government temporarily use their home for nuclear testing in 1945 . Kili Island became their home after two prior relocations failed . The island does not have a natural lagoon and can not produce enough food to enable the islanders to be self-sufficient . It is part of the legislative district of the Ralik Chain of the Marshall Islands . The island is approximately 48 kilometers ( 30 mi ) southwest of Jaluit . It is one of the smallest islands in the Marshall Islands .
Kwajalein Atoll ( /ˈkwɑːdʒəlɪn/ ; Marshallese : Kuwajleen [ kʷuwɑzʲ ( ɛ ) lʲɛːnʲ ] ) is part of the Republic of the Marshall Islands ( RMI ) . The southernmost and largest island in the atoll is named Kwajalein Island , which its majority English-speaking residents ( about 1,000 mostly U.S. civilian personnel ) often called by the shortened name , Kwaj /kwɑːdʒ/ . The total land area of the atoll amounts to just over 6 square miles ( 16 km2 ) . It lies in the Ralik Chain , 2,100 nautical miles ( 3900 km ) southwest of Honolulu , Hawaii . The US Navy has hosted a naval base on Kwajalein Island , the southernmost part of the atoll , since World War II . It was the final resting place of the German cruiser Prinz Eugen after it survived the Operation Crossroads nuclear test in 1946 . In the late 1950s , the US Army took over the base as part of their Nike Zeus anti-ballistic missile efforts , and since then the atoll has been widely used for missile tests of all sorts . Today it is part of the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site , with various radars , tracking cameras , missile launchers and many support systems spread across many islands .
Lae Atoll ( Marshallese : Lae , [ lʲɑːɛ ] ) is a coral atoll of 20 islands in the Pacific Ocean , and forms a legislative district of the Ralik Chain of the Marshall Islands . Its total land area is only 1.5 square kilometres ( 0.58 sq mi ) , but it encloses a lagoon with an area of 17.7 square kilometres ( 6.8 sq mi ) . It is located approximately 47 kilometres ( 29 mi ) east of Ujae Atoll . The population of Lae Atoll was 347 in 2011 .
Lib Island ( Marshallese : Ellep , [ ɛllʲɛpʲ ] ) is an island in the Pacific Ocean . It is a legislative district of the Ralik Chain of the Marshall Islands . Its total land area is 0.93 km2 . ( 0.36 sq . miles ) . The population of Lib Island is 155 .
Likiep Atoll ( Marshallese : Likiep , [ lʲiɡiɛpʲ ] ) is a coral atoll of 65 islands in the Pacific Ocean , and forms a legislative district of the Ratak Chain of the Marshall Islands . It is approximately 55 kilometres ( 34 mi ) northwest of Wotje . Its total land area is only 10.26 square kilometres ( 3.96 sq mi ) , but that encloses a deep central lagoon of 424 square kilometres ( 164 sq mi ) . Likiep Atoll also possesses the Marshall Islands ' highest point , an unnamed knoll 10 metres ( 33 ft ) above sea level . The population of Likiep Atoll was 401 in 2011 . [ citation needed ]
Majuro ( /ˈmædʒəroʊ/ ; Marshallese : Mājro [ mʲæzʲ ( e ) rˠo ] ) is the capital and largest city of the Marshall Islands . It is also a large coral atoll of 64 islands in the Pacific Ocean . It forms a legislative district of the Ratak ( Sunrise ) Chain of the Marshall Islands . The atoll has a land area of 9.7 square kilometres ( 3.7 sq mi ) and encloses a lagoon of 295 square kilometres ( 114 sq mi ) . As with other atolls in the Marshall Islands , Majuro consists of narrow land masses . The main population center , Delap-Uliga-Djarrit ( DUD ) , is made up of three contiguous motus and has a population of 20,301 people as of 2012 [ update ] . Majuro has a port , shopping district and hotels . Majuro has an international airport with scheduled international flights to Hawaii , Micronesia , Kiribati , and Nauru , and flights to domestic destinations around the country [ citation needed ] .
The Maloelap Atoll ( Marshallese : M̧aļoeļap , [ mˠɑlˠɔːɛlˠɑpʲ ] ) ( also spelled Maleolap ) is a coral atoll of 71 islands in the Pacific Ocean , and forms a legislative district of the Ratak Chain of the Marshall Islands . Its land area is only 9.8 square kilometres ( 3.8 sq mi ) , but that encloses a lagoon of 972 square kilometres ( 375 sq mi ) . It is located 18 kilometres ( 11 mi ) north of the atoll of Aur . In 2011 the population of the islands of the atoll was 682 . The largest of the islands that make up the atoll are Taroa ( the administrative center of the atoll ) , in the northeast , and Kaben in the northwest . Only three of the other islands in the atoll are inhabited : Airuk , Wolot and Jang . The island is served by Air Marshall Islands via Maloelap Airport .
Mejit ( Marshallese : Mājej , [ mʲæzʲɛːtʲ ] , or Mājeej , [ mʲæzʲɛːtʲ ] ) is an island in the Pacific Ocean , and forms a legislative district of the Ratak Chain of the Marshall Islands . Unlike most of the other islands of the Marshall Islands , Mejit is a stony island rather than a coral atoll , although it is surrounded by a fringing coral reef enclosing a narrow lagoon . It is located east of the main line of the Ratak chain , approximately 110 kilometres ( 68 mi ) northeast from Wotje . With an estimated population of 348 people , the island is lush in pandanus , breadfruit and taro . To the residents , this island is known as 'Paradise . It has a beautiful fresh water lake ( rare in the Marshall Islands ) with indigenous ducks . Mejit is famous for its pandanus leaf mats . An airstrip , Mejit Airport , bisects the island . It is served by Air Marshall Islands .
Mili Atoll ( Marshallese : Mile , [ mʲilʲe ] ) is a coral atoll of 92 islands in the Pacific Ocean , and forms a legislative district of the Ratak Chain of the Marshall Islands . It is located approximately 78 kilometres ( 48 mi ) southeast of Arno . Its total land area is 14.9 square kilometres ( 5.8 sq mi ) making it the second largest of the Marshall Islands after Kwajalein . It encloses a much smaller lagoon than Kwajalein , with an area of 760 square kilometres ( 290 sq mi ) . The atoll is separated by a water channel called the Klee Passage from the Knox Atoll which is considerably smaller . The population of Mili Atoll was 738 as of 2011 . The main village is also called Mili . Other villages include Nallu , Enejet , Lukonor , Tokewa , and Wau , Mili . Nallu , Enejet and Lukonwor are only accessible from Mili by land during lowtide . Only Mili , Mili and Enejet , Mili have runways for small aircraft . Mili Airport and Enejit Airport are served by Air Marshall Islands when its aircraft are operational .
Namdrik Atoll or Namorik Atoll ( Marshallese : Nam̧dik , [ nʲɑmˠ ( wi ) rʲik ] ) is a coral atoll of two islands in the Pacific Ocean , and forms a legislative district 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 with an area of 8.4 square kilometres ( 3.2 sq mi ) . Namdrik Atoll is located approximately 145 kilometres ( 90 mi ) west-southwest of Jaluit , and 117 kilometres ( 73 mi ) northwest of Ebon Atoll . The atoll consists of two large wooded islets . The larger ( also called Namorik ) wraps around the central lagoon from the southwest to the northeast , while the smaller island closes off the northwest corner of the lagoon . A coral islet stands between them on the reef , with numerous black boulders . The very shallow lagoon is cut off from the sea by the drying coral reef . Boats can cross the reef with difficulty , at high water on the west side of the atoll . Landing near the west side of Namorik Islet can be effected about 90 m south of it . There is no shelter during northeast winds , and it is dangerous with strong southwest winds when there is a heavy sea . There is a fringing reef which extends about 135 m in the vicinity of the landing place . There is a depth of about 1.2 m and there are rocks in places .
Namu Atoll ( Marshallese : Nam̧o , [ nʲɑmˠo ] ) is a coral atoll of 54 islands in the Pacific Ocean , and forms a legislative district of the Ralik Chain of the Marshall Islands . Its total land area is only 6.27 square kilometres ( 2.42 sq mi ) , but that encloses a lagoon of 397 square kilometres ( 153 sq mi ) . It is located approximately 62 kilometres ( 39 mi ) south-southwest of Kwajalein Atoll . There are four main population centres , the islands of Namu , Majkin , Loen and Mae . The population of Namu Atoll was 780 in 2011 .
Rongelap Atoll /ˈrɒŋɡəlæp/ RONG-gə-lap ( Marshallese : Ron̄ļap , [ rʷɔŋʷ ( ɔ ) lˠɑpʲ ] ) is a coral atoll of 61 islands ( or motus ) in the Pacific Ocean , and forms a legislative district of the Ralik Chain of the Marshall Islands . Its total land area is 8 square miles ( 21 km2 ) . It encloses a lagoon with an area of 1,000 square miles ( 2,600 km2 ) . It is historically notable for its close proximity to US hydrogen bomb tests in 1954 , and was particularly devastated by fallout from the Castle Bravo test . The population was evacuated from Rongelap following the test due to high radiation levels , however according to the most recent census in 2011 it has begun to recover with about eighty people living on the atoll .