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What is the capital of Diego garcia?
The capital of Diego Garcia is not applicable as it does not have its own government or official capital. Diego Garcia is an atoll in the Indian Ocean that is a British Overseas Territory and is home to a joint UK-US military base.
What is at the center of an atoll?
At the center of an atoll is usually a lagoon, which is a body of water surrounded by a ring of coral reef. The lagoon can vary in size and depth depending on the specific atoll.
What is the largest coral atoll in the world?
The largest coral atoll in the world is Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands, covering an area of around 6,600 square kilometers. It consists of 97 islets around a lagoon that is 16-97 km wide.
What is a coral atoll?
A coral atoll is a ring-shaped coral reef or island found in warm, tropical oceans. They are formed from the accumulation of coral skeletons on the rims of submerged volcanic islands over thousands of years. Atolls typically enclose a lagoon in their center.
What do you call a group of islands?
An Atoll is the name used to refer to a group of related coral islands.
When was Johnston Atoll created?
Johnston Atoll was created in 1926.
What is the airport code for Johnston Atoll Airport?
The airport code for Johnston Atoll Airport is JON.
Is Johnston atoll for sale?
yes
What is the name of the horseshoe shaped reef that is part of the johnston atoll?
kingman reef
Was Johnston Atoll Attacked by Japan in 1941?
Yes.10 days before pearl harbor was attacked, the Japanese shelled the atoll. little damage was done with no casualties. a second attempt was made by sending a submarine to attack the atoll. but artillery from the island drove the sub away.
What is the capital city of Bassas da India?
None, the atoll is uninhabited
What is yaren's atoll?
An atoll is a coral island that encircles a lagoon partially or completely. Yaren, is a district and constituency of the Pacific nation of Nauru. It is the capital of Nauru. Yaren does not have an atoll, but instead is a part of an island in Micronesia.
What territories did the US get out of the war?
American Samoa, Baker Island, Guam, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, Palmyra Atoll, and Wake Island.
Where in the pacific ocean were nuclear weapons tested after world war 2?
The US tested on Bikini atoll, Eniwetok atoll, and launched some high altitude tests from Johnston island on rockets. The UK tested on Christmas island.
Why didn't Johnston attack The defenseless capital?
men
Avarua is the capital of the Cook Islands a South Pacific nation On which atoll is it located?
Rarotonga
Why didn't Johnston attack the defenseless union capital?
men
