Knox atoll
Knox atoll | ||
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NASA image of the Knox Atoll, left the Klee Passage | ||
Waters | Pacific Ocean | |
archipelago | Marshall Islands | |
Geographical location | 5 ° 54 ' N , 172 ° 9' E | |
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Number of islands | 18th | |
Main island | Nadikdik | |
Land area | 98 ha | |
Lagoon area | 3.42 km² | |
Residents | uninhabited |
Knox or Nadikdik is an atoll in the Ratak chain of the Marshall Islands . The atoll has a land area of 0.98 km², which encloses an almost silted lagoon of 3.42 km². The atoll is 11 km long by 2 km wide.
The largest islands of Knox are Aelingeo , Nadikdik and Nariktal . The atoll is connected to the southern end of the neighboring atoll Mili via the so-called Klee Passage , a shallow sand bank .
The growing on the atoll and z. Coconut palms , some of which are planted, are harvested annually by the residents of the neighboring islands for the production of copra .
Web links
- Image and short description (Engl.) ( Memento of 23 December 2010 at the Internet Archive )
- Pictures of coconut groves
- Images by Knox