Aur Atoll
NASA picture of Aur (left) and Maloelap (centre) Atolls
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Location in the Marshall Islands |
| Geography |
| Location |
North Pacific |
| Coordinates |
 8°12′N 171°06′E |
| Archipelago |
Ratak |
| Total islands |
42 |
| Area |
5.6 km2 (2.2 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation |
3 m (10 ft) |
| Country |
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| Demographics |
| Population |
438 (as of 1998) |
| Ethnic groups |
Marshallese |
Aur Atoll (
Marshallese:
Aur,
[ɑ̯ɑ͡ɒu̯u͡ɯrˠ][1]) is a
coral atoll of 42 islands in the Pacific Ocean, and forms a legislative district of the
Ratak Chain of the
Marshall Islands. Its total land area is only 5.6 square miles (15 km
2), but it encloses a lagoon with an area of 240 square miles (620 km
2). It is located south of
Maloelap Atoll. The population of Aur Atoll was 438 in 1998.
History
Aur 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 Pacific Mandate of the
Empire of Japan. Following the end of World War II, Aur came under the control of the United States as part of the
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. It became part of independent Republic of the Marshall Islands in 1986.
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