Coordinates: 05°55′18″N 169°38′33″E / 5.92167°N 169.6425°E
Jaluit Atoll is an atoll of 91 islands in the Pacific Ocean. It is a legislative district of the Marshall Islands. Its total land area is only 4.38 square miles (11.3 km2), but that encloses a lagoon of 266.31 square miles (689.7 km2).
As of 1999[update], the population of the islands of Jaluit Atoll is 1,669.
The island of Jabor has the largest population of around 1,200. The island features a small hotel with four rooms, air-conditioning, running water, electricity and a communal kitchen and shower, where visitors can stay for $50 a night. There are several small stores that sell staple foods like flour, rice, canned tuna and canned vegetables. Jabor also has a fish base, where motor boats can be rented and a Mobil station that sells gas for about $6.50 a gallon. Great snorkeling spots are around the sunken dock by the airport and in the northern pass.
The island of Jaluit is connected to Jabor by an 8 mile road. There are traditionally built huts available for rent on a beautiful beach.
Imiej is an island a 45 minute boat ride from Jabor. It used to be the Japanese army headquarters and you can take a tour on foot through the jungle to check out the old power station, military quarters, anti-aircraft guns and the Shinto shrine where the Japanese general committed suicide.
Education
Jaluit has an elementary school. Jaluit High School is a boarding school that serves students from Jaluit Atoll and neighboring areas.[1]
Transportation
Jabor is served by two weekly flights (Mondays and Fridays) from Air Marshall Islands, landing at Jaluit Airport
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