Arno Atoll

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Arno
NASA image of the Arno Atoll
NASA image of the Arno Atoll
Waters Pacific Ocean
archipelago Marshall Islands
Geographical location 7 ° 10 ′  N , 171 ° 40 ′  E Coordinates: 7 ° 10 ′  N , 171 ° 40 ′  E
Arno Atoll (Marshall Islands)
Arno Atoll
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
Arno Atoll east of Majuro
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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:

Web links

Commons : Arno Atoll  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Republic of Marshall Islands 1997 Yearbook (PDF; English; 345 kB)
  2. ↑ Republic of Marshall Islands 1999 Census (PDF; English; 120 kB)
  3. ^ Leonard Mason: Anthropology-Geography Study of Arno Atoll, Marshall Islands Atoll Research Bulletin No. 10, September 1952, pp. 13-14 and 21