Wotje Atoll
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...