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Internet TLD. .mh. 2005 estimate. The Marshall Islands ( Marshallese: Ṃajeḷ ), [ 5] officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands ( Marshallese: Aolepān Aorōkin Ṃajeḷ ), [ note 1] is an island country west of the International Date Line and north of the equator in the Micronesia region in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean.
96898. Wake Island ( Marshallese: Ānen Kio, lit. 'island of the kio flower '), also known as Wake Atoll, is a coral atoll in the Micronesia subregion of the Pacific Ocean. The atoll is composed of three islets and a reef surrounding a lagoon. The nearest inhabited island is Utirik Atoll in the Marshall Islands, located 592 miles (953 ...
A map of Oceania from the CIA World Factbook Regions Micronesia , which lies north of the equator and west of the International Date Line , includes the Mariana Islands in the northwest, the Caroline Islands in the centre, the Marshall Islands to the west and the islands of Kiribati in the southeast.
World Heritage Sites; Site Image Location Year listed UNESCO data Description Bikini Atoll Nuclear Test Site: Ralik Chain: Cultural (iv) (vi) 2010 In the wake of World War II, in a move closely related to the beginnings of the Cold War, the United States of America decided to resume nuclear testing in the Pacific Ocean, on Bikini Atoll in the Marshall archipelago.
The Marshall Islands consist of two archipelagic island chains of 30 atolls and 1,152 islands, which form two parallel groups—the "Ratak" (sunrise) chain and the "Ralik" (sunset) chain. The Marshalls are located in the North Pacific Ocean and share maritime boundaries with Micronesia and Kiribati. Two-thirds of the nation's population lives ...
The George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies is a bi-national United States Department of Defense [ 1] and Federal Ministry of Defence (Germany) [ 2] security and defense studies institute. When the Marshall Center was founded in 1993, its mission was to create a more stable security environment by advancing democratic ...
The British ships Charlotte and Scarborough visited the islands in 1788 under the commands of captains Thomas Gilbert and John Marshall, respectively. [38] The vessels had been part of the First Fleet taking convicts from England to Botany Bay in New South Wales, and were en route to Guangzhou when they passed through the Gilbert Islands and Marshall Islands. [39]
David Saul Marshall (12 March 1908 – 12 December 1995), born David Saul Mashal, was a Singaporean barrister and statesman who served as the inaugural Chief Minister of Singapore from 1955 to 1956. He resigned after just over a year at the helm after his delegation to London regarding negotiations for complete home rule and eventual ...