Majuro

Majuro

Majuro ( /ˈmædʒəroʊ/) (Marshallese: Mājro, broadly /mʲatʲrˠɘɦˠʷ/ or narrowly ), is a large coral atoll of 64 islands in the Pacific Ocean, and forms a legislative district of the Ratak Chain of the Marshall Islands. The atoll itself has a land area of 9.7 square kilometres (3.7 sq mi) and encloses a lagoon of 295 square kilometres (114 sq mi). As with other atolls in the Marshall Islands, Majuro consists of narrow land masses.

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