Lae atoll

Lae
NASA image by Lae
Waters	Pacific Ocean
archipelago	Marshall Islands
Geographical location	8 ° 56 '  N , 166 ° 14'  E Coordinates: 8 ° 56 '  N , 166 ° 14'  E
Number of islands	17th
Main island	Lae
Land area	1.45 km²
Lagoon area	17.7 km²
Residents	347 (2011)
Map from 1881

Lae (German outdated: Brown Islands ) is an atoll of the Ralik chain of the Marshall Islands . The atoll has a land area of ​​1.5 km², which encloses a lagoon of 17.7 km². The atoll's lagoon has only one navigable access to the sea.

Individual evidence

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

Web links

• Image and short description (Engl.) ( Memento of 23 December 2010 at the Internet Archive )
• Geographical information
• Travel report with pictures
• History and Maps