Namorik

Namorik
	NASA image of the main island Namorik
Waters	Pacific Ocean
archipelago	Marshall Islands
Geographical location	5 ° 37 ' N , 168 ° 7' E Coordinates: 5 ° 37 ' N , 168 ° 7' E
Number of islands	2
Main island	Namorik
Land area	2.77 km²
Lagoon area	8.4 km²
Residents	508 (2011)
	Map of Namorik

Namorik (German outdated: Baring Islands) or Namdrik is an atoll of the Ralik chain of the Marshall Islands . The atoll has a land area of 2.8 km², which encloses a shallow lagoon of 8.4 km². The atoll's lagoon has no navigable access to the sea.

Since the end of the 19th century coconut palms have been grown on the island for copra production. In addition to the coconut palms, bananas and pandanus trees grow on Namorik.

There is an airfield on the atoll, IATA airport code : NDK .

In 1999, 814 people lived on the atoll.

Individual evidence

↑ 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 )
History and Maps

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