Churea
| Churea | ||
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| Waters | Pacific Ocean | |
| Archipelago | Ailinginae | |
| Geographical location | 11 ° 7 ' N , 166 ° 32' E | |
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| Residents | uninhabited | |
Churea (also: Knox Island ) is a motu of the Ailinginae -Atolls of the Pacific republic of the Marshall Islands .
geography
Chirea is located on the southeast corner of the reef crown of the Ailinginae Atoll. The island is uninhabited and has been contaminated with nuclear power since the Bravo bomb was tested for nuclear weapons . It is one of a series of several unnamed motu. The next well-known island in the west is Bokanchinre , in the north is Majokoryaan .