Arno Atoll
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NASA image of the Arno Atoll | ||
Waters | Pacific Ocean | |
archipelago | Marshall Islands | |
Geographical location | 7 ° 10 ′ N , 171 ° 40 ′ E | |
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Number of islands | 103 | |
Main island | Arno (Kobjeltak) | |
Land area | 13 km² | |
Lagoon area | 338.7 km² | |
Residents | 1794 (2011) | |
Arno Atoll east of Majuro |
The Arno Atoll is an atoll in the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean . It is located in the Ratak chain in the southeast of the archipelago, about 18 km east of the Majuro Atoll with the capital of the Marshall Islands, Majuro . In good weather you can see the Majuro Atoll from the Arno Atoll.
The atoll includes 103 islands and has a land area of 13 km². It consists of three lagoons , a large central one in the middle and two small ones in the north and east with a total area of 338.7 km². The Arno Atoll has an unusual shape, so that one could think that it consists of two atolls. For this reason, the atoll was originally referred to by two names, Daniel's Island and Pedder Island , during an expedition to the USA in 1845 .
According to the 1999 census, the population is 2069 people. The largest village on the Arno is Ine . The most densely populated islands of Arnos are Ine (Ajeltokrok) , Arno (Kobjeltak) , Rearlaplap , Langor and Tutu .
Arno is known for the production of copra , which is obtained from the dried meat of the coconut . The women from Arno also make the traditional Kili handbags.
The Arno Atoll is divided into four traditional areas:
- Jabönwödr (Tutu) (north)
- Rearlab-Lab (Baranailïngïn) (Malel) (East)
- Ajeltokrök (Ine) (South)
- Keb-Jeltok (Arno) (West)