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Ailinglaplap is an atoll
Atoll

An atoll is an island of coral that encircles a lagoon partially or completely....
 and municipality of 56 islands in the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean

The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. Its name is derived from the Latin name Mare Pacificum, "peaceful sea", bestowed upon it by the Portugal explorer Ferdinand Magellan....
. It is a legislative district of the Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands

The Marshall Islands , officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands , is a Micronesian island nation in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, just west of the International Date Line and just north of the Equator....
, located in the Ralik Chain
Ralik Chain

The Ralik Chain is a chain of islands within the island nation of the Marshall Islands. Ralik means "sunset". , the total population of the Ralik islands is 19,915....
. It is located 152 km northwest of Jaluit Atoll
Jaluit Atoll

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 , but that encloses a lagoon of ....
. Its total land area is only 5.67 sq mi (14.7 kmē), but it encloses a lagoon
Lagoon

A lagoon is a body of comparatively shallow sea water or brackish water separated from the deeper sea by a shallow or exposed Bar , reef, or similar feature....
 of 289.69 sq mi (750 kmē). The dominant plant on the atoll are coconut
Coconut

The Coconut Palm is a member of the Family Arecaceae . It is the only species in the genus Cocos, and is a large palm, growing to 30 m tall, with pinnate leaf 4-6 m long, pinnae 60-90 cm long; old leaves break away cleanly leaving the trunk smooth....
 plantations.

"Ailinglaplap" translates as "greatest atoll" ('aelon' (atoll) + 'laplap' (superlative suffix)), because the greatest legends of the Marshallese people were created there.






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Ailinglaplap is an atoll
Atoll

An atoll is an island of coral that encircles a lagoon partially or completely....
 and municipality of 56 islands in the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean

The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. Its name is derived from the Latin name Mare Pacificum, "peaceful sea", bestowed upon it by the Portugal explorer Ferdinand Magellan....
. It is a legislative district of the Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands

The Marshall Islands , officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands , is a Micronesian island nation in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, just west of the International Date Line and just north of the Equator....
, located in the Ralik Chain
Ralik Chain

The Ralik Chain is a chain of islands within the island nation of the Marshall Islands. Ralik means "sunset". , the total population of the Ralik islands is 19,915....
. It is located 152 km northwest of Jaluit Atoll
Jaluit Atoll

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 , but that encloses a lagoon of ....
. Its total land area is only 5.67 sq mi (14.7 kmē), but it encloses a lagoon
Lagoon

A lagoon is a body of comparatively shallow sea water or brackish water separated from the deeper sea by a shallow or exposed Bar , reef, or similar feature....
 of 289.69 sq mi (750 kmē). The dominant plant on the atoll are coconut
Coconut

The Coconut Palm is a member of the Family Arecaceae . It is the only species in the genus Cocos, and is a large palm, growing to 30 m tall, with pinnate leaf 4-6 m long, pinnae 60-90 cm long; old leaves break away cleanly leaving the trunk smooth....
 plantations.

"Ailinglaplap" translates as "greatest atoll" ('aelon' (atoll) + 'laplap' (superlative suffix)), because the greatest legends of the Marshallese people were created there. The four major population centers on Ailinglaplap Atoll are the settlements of Woja, at the westernmost end of the atoll, Jeh in the northeast, and Airok and Bouj in the south.

The population of the atoll was 1,959 as of 1999. The current president of the Marshall Islands, Kessai Note
Kessai Note

Kessai Hesa Note is a former President of the Marshall Islands of the Marshall Islands, having served from 2000 to 2008.He was elected President in 2000 by Parliament, and was the first commoner to be elected to the Presidency....
 was born at Ailinglaplap Atoll.