- Jaluit Atoll
Jaluit Atoll is an atoll of 91 islands in the
Pacific Ocean . It is a legislative district of theMarshall Islands . Its total land area is only convert|4.38|sqmi|km², but that encloses alagoon of convert|266.31|sqmi|km².As of|1999, the population of the islands of Jaluit Atoll is 1,669.
The island of Jabor has the largest population of around 1,200. The island features a small hotel with four rooms, air-conditioning, running water, electricity and a communal kitchen and shower, where visitors can stay for $50 a night. There are several small stores that sell staple foods like flour, rice, canned tuna and canned vegetables. Jabor also has a fish base, where motor boats can be rented and a Mobil station that sells gas for about $6.50 a gallon. Great snorkeling spots are around the sunken dock by the airport and in the northern pass.
The island of Jaluit is connected to Jabor by an 8 mile road. There are traditionally built huts available for rent on a beautiful beach.
Imiej is an island a 45 minute boat ride from Jabor. It used to be the Japanese army headquarters and you can take a tour on foot through the jungle to check out the old power station, military quarters, anti-aircraft guns and the Shinto shrine where the Japanese general committed suicide.There is also a lagoon named Jaluit Lagoon. Famous for holding the great
USS Yorktown .Education
Jaluit has an elementary school.
Jaluit High School is a boarding school that serves students from Jaluit Atoll and neighboring areas. [http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2008/06/01/power-cuts-increase-jaluits-remoteness]Transportation
Jabor is served by two weekly flights (Mondays and Fridays) from
Air Marshall Islands .References
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