Knox atoll

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Knox atoll
NASA image of the Knox Atoll, the Klee Passage on the left
NASA image of the Knox Atoll, left the Klee Passage
Waters Pacific Ocean
archipelago Marshall Islands
Geographical location 5 ° 54 '  N , 172 ° 9'  E Coordinates: 5 ° 54 '  N , 172 ° 9'  E
Knox Atoll (Marshall Islands)
Knox atoll
Number of islands 18th
Main island Nadikdik
Land area 98 ha
Lagoon area 3.42 km²
Residents uninhabited
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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 .

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