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    Mejit Island

    Mejit, Mājej

    10°16′N 170°52′E

    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.

    natural color satellite image of Mejit Island, Ratak Chain, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Pacific Ocean
    natural color satellite image of Mejit Island, Ratak Chain, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Pacific Ocean

    NASA / Public domain

    Terrain

    10°16′N 170°52′E

    Terrain exaggerated for relief. Drag to look around.

    Overview

    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 kilometers (68 mi) northeast from Wotje. The population was 230 at the 2021 census. The island is lush in pandanus, breadfruit and taro. To the residents, this island is known as 'Paradise". It has a freshwater 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.

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    Chart

    Nearest islands

    • Wotje Atoll132 km
    • Maloelap Atoll170 km
    • Likiep Atoll194 km
    • Aur Atoll232 km
    • Rairik348 km
    • 365 km

    Also in Ratak Chain

    • Bokak Atoll

      81.3 km²▲ 3 m

      Major islands

    • Mili Atoll

      14.9 km²▲ 3 m

      Major islands

    • Arno Atoll

      13 km²▲ 3 m

      Major islands

    • Likiep Atoll

      10.3 km²▲ 10 m

      Major islands

    • Maloelap Atoll

      9.8 km²▲ 3 m

      Major islands

    • Wotje Atoll

      8.2 km²▲ 3 m

      Major islands

    • Aur Atoll

      5.6 km²▲ 3 m

      Major islands

    • Unnamed island

      5.5 km²▲ 19 m

      Minor islands

    Also in Marshall Islands

    • Bokak Atoll

      81.3 km²▲ 3 m

      Major islands

    • Mili Atoll

      14.9 km²▲ 3 m

      Major islands

    • Ailinglaplap Atoll

      14.7 km²▲ 3 m

      Major islands

    • Arno Atoll

      13 km²▲ 3 m

      Major islands

    • Jaluit Atoll

      11.3 km²▲ 3 m

      Major islands

    • Likiep Atoll

      10.3 km²▲ 10 m

      Major islands

    • Maloelap Atoll

      9.8 km²▲ 3 m

      Major islands

    • Rairik

      8.3 km²▲ 20 m

      Major islands

    Also in Micronesia

    • Federated States of Micronesia

      702 km²

      Major islands

    • Tabukaokao

      586 km²▲ 10 m

      Major islands

    • Kiritimati

      546 km²▲ 13 m

      Major islands

    • Guam

      543 km²▲ 406 m

      Major islands

    • Palau

      466 km²

      Major islands

    • Saipan

      119 km²▲ 474 m

      Major islands

    • Tinian

      101 km²▲ 181 m

      Major islands

    • Abanekeneke

      99.9 km²▲ 21 m

      Major islands

    Sources

    Facts

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

    Photographs