Meck Island
| Meck Island | ||
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| Meck Island | ||
| Waters | Pacific Ocean | |
| Archipelago | Kwajalein Atoll | |
| Geographical location | 9 ° 0 '7 " N , 167 ° 43' 36" E | |
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| length | 1.2 km | |
| width | 360 m | |
| surface | 22 ha | |
| Highest elevation | Mount Olympus 21 m |
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| Residents | uninhabited | |
| main place | - | |
| Map of the Kwajalein Atoll with Meck Island in the east | ||
Meck Island (Meckinsel) is part of the Kwajalein Atoll, which is part of the Ralik chain of the Marshall Islands . The island is located in the east of the atoll south of the Eniwetak Passage .
The Mount Olympus hill is artificially raised.
According to the 1999 census , no residents were found on Meck Island.
On Meck Iceland as part of the missile test station Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site are anti-ballistic missiles tested.
Individual evidence
- ↑ 1999 Census of Population (no inhabited islands between Enubirr and Ningi; PDF file; 437 kB)