NASA picture of Ujae Atoll |
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Ujae Atoll (Marshall islands)
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| Geography | |
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| Location | North Pacific |
| Archipelago | Ralik |
| Total islands | 14 |
| Area | 1.86 km2 (0.718 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
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| Demographics | |
| Population | 448 (as of 1998) |
| Ethnic groups | Marshallese |
Ujae Atoll (Marshallese: Ujae or Wūjae, /ɦˠʷɨtʲaɦˠɦʲɜɦʲ/ or [wu͡iʑæ͡ɑʕɛ̯ɛɛ̯][1]) is a coral atoll of 15 islands in the Pacific Ocean, and forms a legislative district of the Ralik Chain of the Marshall Islands. Its total land area is only 1.86 square kilometres (0.72 sq mi), but it encloses a lagoon of 185.94 square kilometres (71.79 sq mi). It is located about 122 kilometres (76 mi) west of Kwajalein Atoll.
In 1998, the population of Ujae Atoll was 448.
In 1884, the Empire of Germany claimed Ujae Atoll along with the rest of the Marshall Islands. After World War I, the island came under the South Pacific Mandate of the Empire of Japan. Following the end of World War II, it came under the control of the United States as part of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands until the independence of the Marshall Islands in 1986.
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