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Knox Atoll (Marshallese: Ņadikdik, [nˠɑːrʲiɡ(i)rʲik][1]) is an uninhabited coral atoll of 18 islands in the Pacific Ocean, and is the southernmost atoll of the Ratak Chain of the Marshall Islands. The total land area is only 0.98 square kilometers (0.38 sq mi), but it encloses a largely sand-filled lagoon with an area of 3.42 square kilometers (1.32 sq mi). The atoll measures 11 kilometers (6.8 mi) in length and is 2 kilometers (1.2 mi) wide. The largest islets, located on the western and northern sides, include Aelingeo, Nadikdik and Nariktal. The atoll is separated by the Klee Passage from the southern point of Mili Atoll to which it was once connected.

Knox Atoll

NASA picture of Knox Atoll
Knox Atoll
Geography
Location	North Pacific
Coordinates	05°54′00″N 172°09′00″E
Archipelago	Ratak
Total islands	18
Area	0.98 km2 (0.38 sq mi)
Highest elevation	3 m (10 ft)
Administration
Marshall Islands
Demographics
Population	0

History

Knox Atoll was claimed by the Empire of Germany along with the rest of the Marshall Islands in 1884. After World War I, the island came under the South Seas Mandate of the Empire of Japan. Following the end of World War II, it came under the control of the United States as part of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands until the independence of the Marshall Islands in 1986.

Typhoon

On 30 June 1905 the atoll of Nadikdik was completely washed over by a huge typhoon that stripped the atoll down to the bare coral. Almost all of the some 60 inhabitants perished, save by two boys who survived a 24-hour drift voyage clinging on a breadfruit tree. In the century since then, the islands have largely regenerated.

See also

• Desert island
• List of islands

Notes

References

• Marshall Islands site
• Oceandots entry for Knox Atoll at the Wayback Machine (archived December 23, 2010)
• 1905 Typhoon
• Nadikdik geomorphic adjustment & regeneration

На других языках

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[de] Knox-Atoll

Knox oder Nadikdik ist ein Atoll der Ratak-Kette der Marshallinseln. Das Atoll hat eine Landfläche von 0,98 km², die eine fast versandete Lagune von 3,42 km² umschließt. Das Atoll hat eine Ausdehnung von 11 km Länge mal 2 km Breite.

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- [en] Knox Atoll

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[fr] Nadikdik

Nadikdik (ou Knox), en marshallais Ņadikdik, est un atoll corallien inhabité de 18 îles de l'océan Pacifique et l'atoll le plus au sud de la chaîne Ratak des Îles Marshall. La superficie totale du terrain n'est que de 0,98 km2, mais il renferme une lagune en grande partie sablonneuse d'une superficie de 3,42 km2. L'atoll mesure 11 km de long et 2 km de large. Les plus grands îlots, situés sur les côtés ouest et nord, comprennent Aelingeo, Nadikdik et Nariktal. L'atoll est séparé par le passage Klee de la pointe sud de l'atoll de Mili auquel il était autrefois relié.

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[ru] Нокс (атолл)

Нокс (англ. Knox, марш. Ņadikdik [ɳˠɑɑ̯r̪ʲi͡ɯɡ(ɯ͡i)r̪ʲi͡ɯk]) — наиболее южный атолл в цепи Ратак (Маршалловы Острова). Он состоит из 18 островов, а также многочисленных время от времени появляющихся и исчезающих островков. Общая площадь атолла — 0,98 км², прилегающая лагуна, в значительной степени занесённая песком, также занимает 3,42 км².

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