Ratak Chain
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Ra·tak Chain
The eastern group of the Marshall Islands in the western Pacific Ocean. The chain comprises 2 coral islands and 14 atolls, including Majuro.
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Ratak Chain
The Ratak Chain (Marshallese: Ratak, /rˠaɦˠtˠak/ or [r̴ɑʕd̴ɑk][1]) is a chain of islands within the island nation of the Marshall Islands. Ratak means "sunrise". It lies just to the east of the country's other main island chain, the Ralik Chain. As of 1999[update], the total population of the Ratak islands is 30,925.
The atolls and isolated islands in the chain are:
- Bokak Atoll
- Bikar Atoll
- Utirik Atoll
- Taka Atoll
- Mejit Island
- Ailuk Atoll
- Jemo Island
- Likiep Atoll
- Wotje Atoll
- Erikub Atoll
- Maloelap Atoll
- Aur Atoll
- Majuro Atoll
- Arno Atoll
- Mili Atoll
- Knox Atoll
The Ratak Chain forms a continuous chain of seamounts with the Gilbert Islands to the south, which are part of Kiribati.
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Coordinates: 9°00′N 171°00′E / 9°N 171°E
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