Pacific OceanMarshall Islands
7°59′N 168°10′E
Namu Atoll
Part of Ralik Chain
Namu Atoll (Marshallese: Naṃo, [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. 42 sq mi), but that encloses a lagoon of 397 square kilometers (153 sq mi).
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Namu Atoll (Marshallese: Naṃo, [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 kilometers (2.42 sq mi), but that encloses a lagoon of 397 square kilometers (153 sq mi). It is located approximately 62 kilometers (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 525 at the 2021 census.
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Census, cataloged
- Major islands1
- Minor islands0
- Islets1
- Rocks & skerries0
Major islands
Unnamed island
- Area
- 0.11 km²
- High point
- 16 m
Islets
- Unnamed island16 m · 0.03 km²