Bikar

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Bikar
NASA image of Bikar
NASA image of Bikar
Waters Pacific Ocean
archipelago Marshall Islands
Geographical location 12 ° 14 '  N , 170 ° 8'  E Coordinates: 12 ° 14 '  N , 170 ° 8'  E
Bikar (Marshall Islands)
Bikar
Number of islands 7th
Main island Bikar
length 13.2 km
width 8.4 km
Land area 50 ha
Lagoon area 37.4 km²
Residents uninhabited
Map of Bikar
Map of Bikar
Template: Infobox Atoll / Maintenance / HoeheFehlt

Bikar (German outdated: Dawson Islands ) is an uninhabited atoll of the Ratak chain of the Marshall Islands . The atoll has a land area of ​​0.5 km² with a lagoon area of ​​37.4 km². The islands include Bikar , Almani , Jabwelo and Jaboero . The small island of Jaboero , as well as Northwest Point, is little more than a sandbar . The oval atoll has an area of ​​13 by 8 kilometers.

fauna and Flora

Due to its relatively isolated location, the atoll has a diverse, largely untouched flora and fauna. Among other things grow here screw pines ( pandanus tectorius ), jewelry grass ( lepturus repens ), coconut ( Cocos nucifera ), Punarnava ( Boerhavia repens ), Pisonia ( Pisonia grandis ), purslane ( Portulaca lutea ) and Scaevola such. B. Scaevola bushes.

Bikar is an important breeding site for sea birds. Although the breeding population has declined in recent years, the island has retained its importance as a regional nesting site. The atoll also serves as an egg-laying place for the endangered green turtle .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ German Colonial Lexicon. Edited by Heinrich Schnee. - Leipzig: Quelle & Meyer 1920. - 3 vols.

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