All Topics  
Bokak Atoll

 

 
   Email Print
   Bookmark   Link
 

 

Bokak Atoll
 
 
  Topics Bokak Atoll Topic Home

Bokak Atoll (also known as Taongi Atoll) is an uninhabited atoll
Atoll

An atoll is an island of coral that encircles a lagoon partially or completely....
 in the Ratak Chain
Ratak Chain

The Ratak Chain is a chain of islands within the island nation of the Marshall Islands. Ratak means "sunrise". , the total population of the Ratak islands is 30,925....
 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 North 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....
 at . It is located 684 km north of Majuro Atoll, the capital of the Marshall Islands, and 280 km north of Bikar Atoll
Bikar Atoll

Bikar Atoll is made up of 7 islands with a land area of 0.5 km? , surrounding a 37.4 km? lagoon. It is a part of the Ratak Chain of atolls of the Marshall Islands....
, the closest atoll, making it the most northerly and most isolated atoll of the country.






Discussion
Ask a question about 'Bokak Atoll'
Start a new discussion about 'Bokak Atoll'
Answer questions from other users
Full Discussion Forum



Encyclopedia


Bokak Atoll
Bokak Atoll (also known as Taongi Atoll) is an uninhabited atoll
Atoll

An atoll is an island of coral that encircles a lagoon partially or completely....
 in the Ratak Chain
Ratak Chain

The Ratak Chain is a chain of islands within the island nation of the Marshall Islands. Ratak means "sunrise". , the total population of the Ratak islands is 30,925....
 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 North 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....
 at . It is located 684 km north of Majuro Atoll, the capital of the Marshall Islands, and 280 km north of Bikar Atoll
Bikar Atoll

Bikar Atoll is made up of 7 islands with a land area of 0.5 km? , surrounding a 37.4 km? lagoon. It is a part of the Ratak Chain of atolls of the Marshall Islands....
, the closest atoll, making it the most northerly and most isolated atoll of the country. Wake Island
Wake Island

Wake Island is a coral atoll having a coastline of 12 miles in the North Pacific Ocean, located about two-thirds of the way from Honolulu to Guam ....
 is 560 km NNW
NNW

NNW may refer to:*National Nurses Week, the week of May 6 through May 12 proclaimed by Richard Nixon in 1974 as a period for United States to recognize nurses' service and contributions...
 of Boka Atoll. The land area is 3.24 kmē, and the 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....
 measures 78.04 kmē. It consists of 36 islets .The total area is 129 kmē (including reef flat) .

The more important named islets, from north to south, are :
  • North Island
  • Kamwome
  • Bwdije
  • Sibylla Island
  • Pokak
  • Bwokwla


The first European to record discovering Bokak was Alonso de Salazar
Alonso de Salazar

Alonso de Salazar was the first European explorer to "discover" the Marshall Islands on August 21, 1526. De Salazar was in command of Santa Maria de la Victoria but is not known to have landed....
, a Spanish
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
 explorer, on August 21, 1526.

Bokak was considered as a site for nuclear weapons testing as a part of Operation Hardtack
Operation Hardtack

Operation Hardtack I & II was a series of 72 nuclear tests conducted by the United States in 1958. With test moratoriums on the horizon, American weapons labs rushed out many new designs....
.

The atoll played a part in the disappearance of several men from Maui
Maui

The island of Maui is the second-largest of the Hawaiian Islands at 727.2 square miles and is the List of islands of the United States by area....
, Hawaii
Hawaii

File:Pahoehoe and Aa flows at Hawaii.jpgThe State of Hawaii is a U.S. state in the United States, located on an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of Australia....
. On February 11, 1979, Scott Moorman and four friends set sail from Hana harbor in a 17' Boston Whaler
Boston Whaler

Boston Whaler, or just "Whaler," is a brand of motorboat manufactured in the United States. Classically, a Whaler is characterized by a foam-cored fiberglass hull , with an outboard motor and center steering console....
, and went missing in subsequent high seas. The boat and buried remains of Mr. Moorman were discovered on Bokak in 1988.

The Dominion of Melchizedek
Dominion of Melchizedek

The Dominion of Melchizedek is a micronation known largely for facilitating large scale banking fraud in many parts of the world....
, an unrecognized micronation
Micronation

Micronations — sometimes also referred to as model countries and new country projects — are entities that resemble independent nations or states but which are unrecognized by world governments or major international organisations....
, claims sovereignty over Bokak.

External links