Utirik Atoll

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Coordinates: 11°15′14″N 169°48′00″E / 11.25389, 169.8 Utirik Atoll (also Utrik or Utrōk) is an atoll of 10 islands in the Pacific Ocean. It is a legislative district of the Ratak Chain of the Marshall Islands. Its total land area is only 0.94 miles², but that encloses a lagoon of 22.29 miles².

The population of Utirik Atoll is 409[citation needed]; it is one of the northernmost Marshall Islands with permanent habitation.

The larger islands are:

  • Utirik
  • Aon
  • Bikrak
  • Pike
  • Āllok
  • Nalap