Ebeye Island - Geography

Geography

Ebeye is the most populous island of Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands, as well as the center for Marshallese culture in the Ralik Chain of the archipelago. It comprises 80 acres (360,000 m²).

It is the fifth most densely populated island in the world.

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