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    Pacific OceanMarshall Islands

    9°53′N 169°09′E

    Likiep Atoll

    Part of Ratak Chain

    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 kilometers (34 mi) northwest of Wotje.

    Likiep Atoll
    Likiep Atoll

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    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 kilometers (34 mi) northwest of Wotje. Its total land area is only 10.26 square kilometers (3.96 sq mi), but that encloses a deep central lagoon of 424 square kilometers (164 sq mi). Likiep Atoll also possesses the Marshall Islands' highest point, an unnamed knoll 10 meters (33 ft) above sea level. The population of Likiep Atoll was 228 in 2021.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands1
    • Minor islands1
    • Islets0
    • Rocks & skerries0

    Major islands

    1

    • Likiep

      Area
      1.3 km²
      High point
      10 m

    Minor islands

    1

    • Malle

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia

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