The Ralik Chain (Marshallese: Rālik, [rˠæːlʲik]) is a chain of islands within the island nation of the Marshall Islands. Ralik means "sunset". It is west...
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Ratak (redirect from Ratak chain)
chain, the Ralik Chain. In 1999, the total population of the Ratak islands was 30,925.[citation needed] The atolls and isolated islands in the chain are:...
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coral atolls and five islands, divided across two island chains: Ratak in the east and Ralik in the west. 97.87% of its territory is water, the largest...
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islets) and 5 islands, which can be divided into two island chains, Ralik Chain and Ratak Chain. Administratively, the country is divided into 24 inhabited...
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Polynesian commoners. The Marshalls' two island groups, the Ratak and Ralik chains were each ruled by a paramount chief, or iroijlaplap, who held authority...
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ISO 3166-2:MH (section Chains (of islands))
are defined for two levels of subdivisions: 2 chains (of islands) (i.e., the Ralik Chain and the Ratak Chain) 24 municipalities The municipalities are inhabited...
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Lisa Loring (category People from the Ralik Chain)
Lisa Loring (born Lisa Ann DeCinces; February 16, 1958 – January 28, 2023) was an American actress. She was best known for her work as a child actress...
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Kwajalein Atoll (category Ralik Chain)
the atoll amounts to just over 6 square miles (16 km2). It lies in the Ralik Chain, 2,100 nautical miles (3,900 km; 2,400 mi) southwest of Honolulu, Hawaii...
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Amata Kabua (category People from the Ratak Chain)
of "kujen loje" (nobleman of birth), High Chief Lojelañ of the Ralik (Western) chain claimed Amata as his own in the same manner Loeak the Great adopted...
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Castle Bravo (category Ralik Chain)
secondary to critical density and pressure, setting off thermonuclear (fusion) chain reactions, which in turn set off a tertiary fissioning of the bomb's 238U...
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Bikini Atoll (category Ralik Chain)
(594.1 km2) central lagoon. The atoll is at the northern end of the Ralik Chain, approximately 530 miles (850 km) northwest of the capital Majuro. After...
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Island (Marshallese: Meik, [mʲeik]) is part of the Kwajalein Atoll in the Ralik Chain in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, 2,100 nautical miles (3,900 km)...
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form two groups: the Ratak Chain and the Ralik Chain (meaning "sunrise" and "sunset" chains). All the islands in the chain are part of the Republic of...
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Enewetak Atoll (category Ralik Chain)
with its 296 people (as of 2021) forms a legislative district of the Ralik Chain of the Marshall Islands. With a land area total less than 5.85 square...
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portions of the band represent, respectively, the Ratak Chain ("sunrise") and the Ralik Chain ("sunset"), as well as symbolizing peace and courage. The...
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the Marshall Islands. It is a center for Marshallese culture in the Ralik Chain of the archipelago. Settled on 80 acres (32 hectares) of land, it 2021...
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in 1910, he claimed to be the paramount chief, or iroijlaplap, of the Ralik Chain, though his cousin Loiak also claimed the title. Kabua worked with western...
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Ailinginae Ralik Chain Marshall Islands Ailinginae Atoll Ralik Chain Marshall Islands Ailinglapalap Ralik Chain Marshall Islands Ailinglapalap Atoll Ralik Chain...
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(Marshallese: Pikeej, [pʲiɡɛːtʲ]) Island is part of Kwajalein Atoll in the Ralik Chain in the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), 2,100 nautical miles (3900 km)...
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Jaluit Atoll (category Ralik Chain)
islands in the Pacific Ocean and forms a legislative district of the Ralik Chain of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Its total land area is 11.34...
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Rongerik Atoll (category Ralik Chain)
coral atoll of 17 islands in the Pacific Ocean, and is located in the Ralik Chain of the Marshall Islands, approximately 200 kilometers (120 mi) east of...
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Mattlan Zackhras (category People from the Ralik Chain)
Mattlan Zackhras (January 13, 1970 – August 8, 2017) was a Marshallese politician and government minister. He was a member of the Nitijeļā for Namdrik...
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Islands Line Islands Makur Islands Mariana Islands Marshall Islands Ralik Chain Ratak Chain Mortlock Islands (Nomoi Islands) Upper Mortlock Islands Palau Rock...
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contains 34 atolls that are split into two chains, the eastern Ratak Chain and the western Rālik Chain. These two chains have different dialects, which differ...
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Rongelap Atoll (category Ralik Chain)
motus) in the Pacific Ocean, and forms a legislative district of the Ralik Chain of the Marshall Islands. Its total land area is 8 square miles (21 km2)...
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archipelagic island chains of 30 atolls and 1,152 islands, which form two parallel groups—the "Ratak" (sunrise) chain and the "Ralik" (sunset) chain. The Marshalls...
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Kwajalein Atoll is in the heart of the Marshall Islands. It lies in the Ralik Chain, 2,100 nmi (2,400 mi; 3,900 km) southwest of Honolulu, Hawaii at 8°43′N...
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Ailinglaplap Atoll (category Ralik Chain)
islands in the Pacific Ocean, and forms a legislative district of the Ralik Chain in the Marshall Islands. It is located 152 kilometres (94 mi) northwest...
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Todd Lyght (category People from the Ralik Chain)
Todd William Lyght (born February 9, 1969) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback for 12 seasons in the National Football...
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Henchi Balos (category People from the Ralik Chain)
Henchi Balos was a Marshallese politician and government minister. Balos was born on 15 July 1946 in Bikini Atoll. He was among those forced to evacuate...
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