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[[File:Ailuk-3253431412 3aa0759634 o.jpg|thumb|300px|Map of Ailuk Atoll]]
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'''Ailuk Atoll''' ([[Marshallese language|Marshallese]]: '''{{lang|mh|Aelok}}''', {{IPAc-mh|hay&l&kw}}<ref>[http://www.trussel2.com/MOD/LocA.htm#Aelok Marshallese-English Dictionary - Place Name Index]</ref>) is a [[coral atoll]] of 57 islets in the Pacific Ocean, and forms a legislative district of the [[Ratak Chain]] of the [[Marshall Islands]]. It is located approximately {{convert|72|km|mi|sp=us}} north from [[Wotje]]. Its total land area is only {{convert|5.4|km2|sqmi|sp=us}}, but it encloses a lagoon with an area of {{convert|177.45|km2|sqmi|sp=us}}. The major islets are: Ajelep, Aliej, Ailuk, Alkilwe, Barorkan, Biken, Enejabrok, Enejelar, Kapen and Marib. Most of the islets are on the eastern side of the atoll. The western and southern sides of the atoll have a nearly continuous submerged [[coral reef]], with three main passes that lead into the lagoon: Erappu Channel, Marok Channel and Eneneman Channel on the west side.


Ailuk Atoll had a population of 235 in 2021.<ref name="2021census">{{cite web |url=https://spccfpstore1.blob.core.windows.net/digitallibrary-docs/files/60/605c69d76a40195baa447b5a558b0e02.pdf?sv=2015-12-11&sr=b&sig=GbQ42ZYNKrH3g389jZn7DvHUO8ObwYrFpnxIeXiRSU0%3D&se=2024-03-25T18%3A07%3A37Z&sp=r&rscc=public%2C%20max-age%3D864000%2C%20max-stale%3D86400&rsct=application%2Fpdf&rscd=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22Marshall_Islands_2021_Census_Vol1_Table_report.pdf%22 |title=Republic of the Marshall Islands 2021 Census Report, Volume 1: Basic Tables and Administrative Report |date=May 30, 2023 |website=Pacific Community (SPC): Statistics for Development Division |publisher=[[Pacific Community]] |access-date=September 27, 2023}}</ref>
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'''Ailuk Atoll''' ([[Marshallese language|Marshallese]]: '''{{lang|mh|Aelok}}''', {{IPAc-mh|ha|hay|yo|yoy|l|yow|kw}}<ref>[http://www.trussel2.com/MOD/LocA.htm#Aelok Marshallese-English Dictionary - Place Name Index]</ref>) is a [[coral atoll]] of 57 islets in the Pacific Ocean, and forms a legislative district of the [[Ratak Chain]] of the [[Marshall Islands]]. It is located approximately {{convert|72|km|mi}} north from [[Wotje]]. Its total land area is only {{convert|5.4|km2|sqmi}}, but it encloses a lagoon with an area of {{convert|177.45|km2|sqmi}}. The major islets are: Ajelep, Aliej, Ailuk, Alkilwe, Barorkan, Biken, Enejabrok, Enejelar, Kapen and Marib. Most of the islets are on the eastern side of the atoll. The western and southern sides of the atoll have a nearly continuous submerged [[coral reef]], with three main passes that lead into the lagoon: Erappu Channel, Marok Channel and Eneneman Channel on the west side.

Ailuk Atoll had a population of 339 in 2011.<ref>https://www.doi.gov/sites/doi.gov/files/migrated/oia/reports/upload/RMI-2011-Census-Summary-Report-on-Population-and-Housing.pdf</ref>


==History==
==History==
{{stack|[[File:Ailuk-3253431412 3aa0759634 o.jpg|thumb|300px|Map of Ailuk Atoll]]}}
First recorded sighting of Ailuk Atoll by Europeans was by the Spanish expedition of [[Miguel López de Legazpi]] on 10 January 1565. It was charted as ''Los Placeres'' (The Pleasures in Spanish).<ref>Sharp, Andrew ''The discovery of the Pacific Islands'' Oxford, 1960, p.38.</ref><ref>Brand, Donald D. ''The Pacific Basin: A History of its Geographical Explorations'' The American Geographical Society, New York, 1967, p.129.</ref> Two of its islets were charted as ''San Pedro'' and ''San Pablo'', those being the names of the flagship ("capitana") and the "almiranta" (secondary ship or ship of the Admiral)<ref>Coello, Francisco "Conflicto hispano-alemán" ''Boletín de Sociedad Geográfica de Madrid'', t.XIX. 2º semestre 1885, Madrid, p.286</ref>
First recorded sighting of Ailuk Atoll by Europeans was by the Spanish expedition of [[Miguel López de Legazpi]] on 10 January 1565. It was charted as ''Los Placeres'' (The Pleasures in Spanish).<ref>Sharp, Andrew ''The discovery of the Pacific Islands'' Oxford, 1960, p.38.</ref><ref>Brand, Donald D. ''The Pacific Basin: A History of its Geographical Explorations'' The American Geographical Society, New York, 1967, p.129.</ref> Two of its islets were charted as ''San Pedro'' and ''San Pablo'', those being the names of the flagship ("capitana") and the "almiranta" (secondary ship or ship of the Admiral)<ref>Coello, Francisco "Conflicto hispano-alemán" ''Boletín de Sociedad Geográfica de Madrid'', t.XIX. 2º semestre 1885, Madrid, p.286</ref>


Ailuk Atoll was claimed by the [[Empire of Germany]] along with the rest of the Marshall Islands in 1884, and the Germans established a trading outpost. 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.
Ailuk Atoll was claimed by the [[German Empire]] along with the rest of the Marshall Islands in 1885.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Churchill |first1=William |author-link1=William Churchill (ethnologist) |date=1920 |title=Germany's Lost Pacific Empire |jstor=207706 |journal=Geographical Review |volume=10 |issue=2 |pages=84}}</ref> After World War I, the island came under the [[South Seas 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.

In December [[2020 in the Marshall Islands|2020]], Marshall Islands police found a 5.5-meter (18-foot) fibreglass boat at Ailuk Atoll with 649 kilograms (1,430 pounds) of cocaine worth an estimated US$80 million. This was the largest drug bust in Marshall Islands history.<ref>{{cite news |title=Record cocaine haul found on ‘ghost boat’ in Marshall Islands |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/12/17/ghost-boat-loaded-with-cocaine-washes-up-on-marshall-islands |access-date=December 17, 2020 |work=aljazeera.com |publisher=Al Jazeera English |date=December 17, 2020 |language=en}}</ref>


==Education==
==Education==
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* Enejelar Elementary School
* Enejelar Elementary School


[[Northern Islands High School]] on [[Wotje]] serves the community.<ref>"[http://www.pss.edu.mh/files/PSSDocuments/Annual%20Reports/Annual%20Report%20MOE%202011-2012.pdf Annual Report 2011-2012]." [[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."</ref>
[[Northern Islands High School]] on [[Wotje]] serves the community.<ref>"[http://www.pss.edu.mh/files/PSSDocuments/Annual%20Reports/Annual%20Report%20MOE%202011-2012.pdf Annual Report 2011-2012] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180222090338/http://www.pss.edu.mh/files/PSSDocuments/Annual%20Reports/Annual%20Report%20MOE%202011-2012.pdf |date=2018-02-22 }}." [[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."</ref>


==References==
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*{{Cite web |url=http://www.oceandots.com/pacific/marshall/ailuk.php |title=Oceandots entry for Ailuk |access-date=July 31, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101223043232/http://www.oceandots.com/pacific/marshall/ailuk.php |archive-date=December 23, 2010 |url-status=bot: unknown |df=mdy-all }}
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Ailuk Atoll
NASA picture of Ailuk Atoll
Location in the Marshall Islands
Ailuk Atoll is located in Marshall Islands
Ailuk Atoll
Ailuk Atoll
Geography
StandortNorth Pacific
Coordinates10°19′40″N 169°56′00″E / 10.32778°N 169.93333°E / 10.32778; 169.93333
ArchipelagoRatak
Total islands57
Area5.4 km2 (2.1 sq mi)
Highest elevation3 m (10 ft)
Administration
Marshallinseln
Demographics
Population235 (2021)
Ethnic groupsMarshallese
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Ailuk Atoll (Marshallese: Aelok, [ɑelʲokʷ][1]) is a coral atoll of 57 islets in the Pacific Ocean, and forms a legislative district of the Ratak Chain of the Marshall Islands. It is located approximately 72 kilometers (45 mi) north from Wotje. Its total land area is only 5.4 square kilometers (2.1 sq mi), but it encloses a lagoon with an area of 177.45 square kilometers (68.51 sq mi). The major islets are: Ajelep, Aliej, Ailuk, Alkilwe, Barorkan, Biken, Enejabrok, Enejelar, Kapen and Marib. Most of the islets are on the eastern side of the atoll. The western and southern sides of the atoll have a nearly continuous submerged coral reef, with three main passes that lead into the lagoon: Erappu Channel, Marok Channel and Eneneman Channel on the west side.

Ailuk Atoll had a population of 235 in 2021.[2]

History

Map of Ailuk Atoll

First recorded sighting of Ailuk Atoll by Europeans was by the Spanish expedition of Miguel López de Legazpi on 10 January 1565. It was charted as Los Placeres (The Pleasures in Spanish).[3][4] Two of its islets were charted as San Pedro and San Pablo, those being the names of the flagship ("capitana") and the "almiranta" (secondary ship or ship of the Admiral)[5]

Ailuk Atoll was claimed by the German Empire along with the rest of the Marshall Islands in 1885.[6] After World War I, the island came under the South Seas 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.

In December 2020, Marshall Islands police found a 5.5-meter (18-foot) fibreglass boat at Ailuk Atoll with 649 kilograms (1,430 pounds) of cocaine worth an estimated US$80 million. This was the largest drug bust in Marshall Islands history.[7]

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Marshall Islands Public School System operates public schools:[8]

  • Ailuk Elementary School
  • Enejelar Elementary School

Northern Islands High School on Wotje serves the community.[9]

References

  1. ^ Marshallese-English Dictionary - Place Name Index
  2. ^ "Republic of the Marshall Islands 2021 Census Report, Volume 1: Basic Tables and Administrative Report" (PDF). Pacific Community (SPC): Statistics for Development Division. Pacific Community. May 30, 2023. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  3. ^ Sharp, Andrew The discovery of the Pacific Islands Oxford, 1960, p.38.
  4. ^ Brand, Donald D. The Pacific Basin: A History of its Geographical Explorations The American Geographical Society, New York, 1967, p.129.
  5. ^ Coello, Francisco "Conflicto hispano-alemán" Boletín de Sociedad Geográfica de Madrid, t.XIX. 2º semestre 1885, Madrid, p.286
  6. ^ Churchill, William (1920). "Germany's Lost Pacific Empire". Geographical Review. 10 (2): 84. JSTOR 207706.
  7. ^ "Record cocaine haul found on 'ghost boat' in Marshall Islands". aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera English. December 17, 2020. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  8. ^ "Public Schools Archived 2018-02-21 at the Wayback Machine." Marshall Islands Public School System. Retrieved on February 21, 2018.
  9. ^ "Annual Report 2011-2012 Archived 2018-02-22 at the Wayback Machine." 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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