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Wotje Atoll

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Wotje Atoll NASA picture of Erikub and Wotje Atolls Wotje Atoll Wotje Atoll (Marshall islands) Geography Location North Pacific Coordinates 09°26′30″N 170°01′00″E  /  9.44167°N 170.01667°E  / 9.44167; 170.01667 Archipelago Ratak Total islands 75 Area 8.18 km 2 (3.16 sq mi) Highest elevation 3 m (10 ft) Administration Marshall Islands Demographics Population 1000 (2007) Ethnic groups Marshallese Wotje Atoll (Marshallese: Wōjjā , [ɔ̯ɔ͡ɛtʲːææ̯] [1] ) is a coral atoll of 75 islands in the Pacific Ocean, and forms a legislative district of the Ratak Chain of the Marshall Islands. Wotje's land area of 8.18 square kilometres (3.16 sq mi) is one of the largest in the Marshall Islands, and encloses a lagoon of 624 square kilometres (241 sq mi). The atoll is oriented east and west and is 45 kilometres (28 mi) at its longest point, and 18 kilometres (11 mi) at its greatest width. In 1999, the population of the islands in atoll wa...

Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign

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Not to be confused with Marshalls–Gilberts raids. Gilbert and Marshall Islands Campaign Part of the Pacific War, World War II An SBD Dauntless flies patrol over USS Washington and USS Lexington during the Gilbert and Marshall islands campaign. Date November 1943 – February 1944 Location Gilbert and Marshall Islands, Pacific Ocean Result U.S. victory Belligerents   United States Japan Commanders and leaders Navy: Chester W. Nimitz Richmond K. Turner Marc A. Mitscher Harry W. Hill Marine Corps: Holland M. Smith Thomas E. Watson Army: Ralph C. Smith Navy: Kōsō Abe Keiji Shibazaki  † Monzo Akiyama  † Chūichi Hara Army: Yoshimi Nishida  † Political: Seizo Ishikawa Casualties and losses est. 5,100 dead or missing, 6,700 wounded est. 21,000 dead, 375 captured v t e Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign Marshalls–Gilberts raids Makin raid Tarawa Makin Kwajalein Truk Eniwetok v t e Pacific War ...

Araliaceae

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Araliaceae Siyentipiko nga pagklasipika Ginhadi-an: Plantae Pagbahin: Magnoliophyta Klase: Magnoliopsida Orden: Apiales Banay: Araliaceae Binomial nga ngaran Araliaceae An Araliaceae [1] in uska familia han Magnoliopsida. An Araliaceae in nahilalakip ha ordo nga Apiales, classis nga Magnoliopsida, divisio nga Magnoliophyta, ngan regnum nga Plantae. [1] An familia nga Araliaceae in naglalakip hin 1439 ka mga species, sumala ha Catalogue of Life [1] . Mga kasarigan | ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Roskov Y., Kunze T., Paglinawan L., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Culham A., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Hernandez F., De Wever A. (red) (2014). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist.". Species 2000: Reading, UK . Ginkuhà May 25, 2014 .   Mga sumpay ha gawas | An Wikimedia Commons mayda media nga nahahanungod han: Araliaceae An Wikispecies in may-ada impormasyon nga may pag...