Namdrik Atoll
atoll
Namdrik Atoll or Namorik Atoll (Marshallese: Naṃdik, [nʲɑmˠ(wi)rʲik]) is a coral atoll of two islands in the Pacific Ocean, and forms a legislative district of the Ralik Chain of the Marshall Islands. Its total land area is only 2.8 square kilometers (1.1 sq mi), but it encloses a lagoon with an area of 8.4 square kilometers (3.2 sq mi). The atoll had a population of 299 at the 2021 census. It is located approximately 145 kilometers (90 mi) west-southwest of Jaluit, and 117 kilometers (73 mi) northwest of Ebon Atoll.
Geography
Namdrik Atoll consists of two wooded islands with a reef flat lying between them. The larger island (also called Namorik) wraps around the central lagoon from the southwest to the northeast, while the smaller island closes off the northwest corner of the lagoon. A coral islet stands between them on the reef, with numerous black boulders. The very shallow lagoon is cut off from the sea by the drying coral reef. Boats can cross the reef with difficulty, at high water on the west side of the atoll.
Landing near the west side of Namorik Islet can be effected about 90 m south of it.
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