Wotje

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Wotje
NASA image of Wotje (center, left Erikub)
NASA image of Wotje (center, left Erikub )
Waters Pacific Ocean
archipelago Marshall Islands
Geographical location 9 ° 27 '  N , 170 ° 1'  E Coordinates: 9 ° 27 '  N , 170 ° 1'  E
Wotje (Marshall Islands)
Wotje
Number of islands 75
Main island Wotje
Land area 8.18 km²
Lagoon area 624 km²
Residents 859 (2011)
Map of the Votje Atoll (1967)
Map of the Votje Atoll (1967)
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Wotje (German outdated: Rumanzoff Islands ) is an atoll of the Ratak chain of the Marshall Islands in the Pacific .

geography

The atoll has a land area of ​​8.18 km² with a lagoon area of ​​624 km². There are a total of four churches on Wotje: the Catholic, the Protestant, the Assembly of God and the Full Gospel. There are also four schools on the island: the Wodmej School, the Wotje Elementary School, the St. Thomas Elementary School run by Catholic sisters and the High School of the Islands of the North.

traffic

The island has an airfield ( IATA code : WTE) through which goods such as rice and sugar are flown in. There is also a ship bought by the island administration, the Northern Star , which is used by islanders for excursions.

history

Aircraft wrecks, the destroyed Japanese military airfield and other remnants of the Japanese occupation make the island a destination for those interested in World War II.

The islanders celebrate Freedom Day on June 9th each year, which is the celebration of the liberation from the Japanese.

Individual evidence

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

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