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The Maloelap Atoll is an atoll
Atoll

An atoll is an island of coral that encircles a lagoon partially or completely....
 of 75 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....
. Its land area is only , but that 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 .

The largest of the islands that make up the atoll are Taroa
Taroa

Taroa, also known as Tarawa , is an island in the east of Maloelap Atoll in the Marshall Islands. During World War II, it was the site of a major Japanese airfield ....
, in the northeast, and Kaben
Kaben

Kaben or Kaven is a small island in the Maloelap Atoll in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Together with a few other small islands, it is grouped together as a part of the "outer islands" of the Marshalls and is situated at the northwestern most tip of the atoll....
 in the northwest.






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The Maloelap Atoll is an atoll
Atoll

An atoll is an island of coral that encircles a lagoon partially or completely....
 of 75 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....
. Its land area is only , but that 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 .

The largest of the islands that make up the atoll are Taroa
Taroa

Taroa, also known as Tarawa , is an island in the east of Maloelap Atoll in the Marshall Islands. During World War II, it was the site of a major Japanese airfield ....
, in the northeast, and Kaben
Kaben

Kaben or Kaven is a small island in the Maloelap Atoll in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Together with a few other small islands, it is grouped together as a part of the "outer islands" of the Marshalls and is situated at the northwestern most tip of the atoll....
 in the northwest. Only three of the other islands in the atoll are inhabited: Airok, Ollet and Jang.

Maloelap Atoll
Maloelap Atoll

The Maloelap Atoll is an atoll of 75 islands in the Pacific Ocean. It is a legislative district of the Marshall Islands. Its land area is only , but that encloses a lagoon of ....
 was the first to ratify 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....
's constitution. The process was hugely facilitated by then Peace Corp. volunteer David Bracilano.

, the population of the islands of the atoll is 856.