Utirik Atoll
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Utirik Atoll or Utrik Atoll (Marshallese: Script error: No such module "Lang"., Template:IPAc-mh[1]) is a coral atoll of 10 islands in the Pacific Ocean, and forms a legislative district of the Ratak Chain of the Marshall Islands. Its total land area is only Script error: No such module "convert"., but it encloses a lagoon with an area of Script error: No such module "convert".. It is located approximately Script error: No such module "convert". east of Ujae Atoll. The population of Utirik Atoll was 264 at the 2021 census.[2] It is one of the northernmost Islands of the Marshall Islands with permanent habitation.
The larger islets are:
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- Aon (Script error: No such module "Lang".[1])
- Bikrak (Script error: No such module "Lang".[1])
- Pike (Script error: No such module "Lang".[1])
- Āllok (Script error: No such module "Lang".[1])
- Nalap (Script error: No such module "Lang".[1])
History
Historical artifacts have been unearthed on the Atoll which date back to ca. 380 C.E., including tools likely used by early Micronesian peoples.[3] Its first recorded sighting was by the Spanish navigator Álvaro de Saavedra on board the ship Florida on 29 December 1527.[4] Together with Rongelap, Ailinginae and Toke atolls, they were charted as Islas de los Reyes (Islands of the Three Wise Kings in Spanish) due to the proximity of Epiphany. Utirik Atoll was claimed by the German Empire and the rest of the Marshall Islands in 1885.[5] After World War I, the island came under the South Seas Mandate of the Empire of Japan. Following the end of World War II, Utirik went under the control of the United States as part of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. Utirik was one of four atolls affected by nuclear fallout from Castle Bravo, the largest of the many nuclear weapon tests conducted at Bikini Atoll immediately following World War II. Research is still being done to ascertain the radiation levels, though many scientists agree that no harmful effects from the radiation are still present. The island has been part of the independent Republic of the Marshall Islands since 1986.
Education
The Marshall Islands Public School System operates Utrik Elementary School.[6] Northern Islands High School on Wotje serves the community.[7]
Temperature record
On 24 August 2016, Utirik Atoll recorded a temperature of Script error: No such module "convert"., the highest temperature ever recorded in the Marshall Islands.[8]
See also
- Also contaminated by the Castle Bravo test: Rongelap Atoll, Ailinginae Atoll, Rongerik Atoll
References
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- ↑ a b c d e f g Marshallese-English Dictionary - Place Name Index
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- ↑ Brand, Donald D. The Pacific Basin: A History of its Geographical Explorations The American Geographical Society, New York, 1967, p.121.
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- ↑ "Public Schools Template:Webarchive." Marshall Islands Public School System. Retrieved on February 21, 2018.
- ↑ "Annual Report 2011-2012 Template:Webarchive." Ministry of Education (Marshall Islands). Retrieved on February 22, 2018. p. 54 (PDF p. 55/118). "Northern Islands High School takes students from the Ratak Ean zone including schools in Aur, Maloelap, Wotje, Ailuk, Utrik, Likiep and Mejit."
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