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Ebon Atoll is an atoll
Atoll

An atoll is an island of coral that encircles a lagoon partially or completely....
 of 22 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 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....
 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....
. Its total land area is only 2.22 miles², but that encloses a deep 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 40.09 miles². It is the southern most landmass of the Marshall Islands as it is on the southern extremity of the Ralik Chain.

A passage leads to the lagoon from the southwest edge of the atoll. The winding passage is called the Ebon Channel.

The population of Ebon Atoll is 741.








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Ebon Atoll is an atoll
Atoll

An atoll is an island of coral that encircles a lagoon partially or completely....
 of 22 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 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....
 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....
. Its total land area is only 2.22 miles², but that encloses a deep 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 40.09 miles². It is the southern most landmass of the Marshall Islands as it is on the southern extremity of the Ralik Chain.

A passage leads to the lagoon from the southwest edge of the atoll. The winding passage is called the Ebon Channel.

The population of Ebon Atoll is 741.

Ebon is also the first atoll in the Marshall Islands that was spotted by the Missionaries in 1857