Maloelap Atoll
The Maloelap Atoll is a coral atoll of 71 islands in the Pacific Ocean, and forms a legislative district of the Ratak Chain of the Marshall Islands. Its land area is only 9.8 square kilometers, but that encloses a lagoon of 972 square kilometers.- Atoll
- …has about 860 residents
- …has the IATA airport code MAV
- Also known as“Arakcheeff Islands”“Araktcheeff Islands”“Araktschejeff”“Araktschejeff Islands”“Bassreeftied Island”“Calvert Atoll”“Calvert Island”“CORDIAL WW2”“FILLET WW2”“Kaven Atoll”“Kawen Island”“Maloclap Atoll”“Maloelab”“Maloelab Island”“Maloelap”“Maroerappu-tō”“Mwaloelab”
- Category: landform
- Location
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Latitude
8.75242° or 8° 45′ 9″ north
Longitude
171.03928° or 171° 2′ 21″ east
UN/LOCODE
MH MAV
Open location code
6VWHQ22Q+XP
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