Arno Atoll
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Arno Atoll is a coral atoll of 133 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 square miles (12.9 km²). Unlike most other atolls, Arno encloses three different lagoons, a large central one, and two smaller ones in the north and east. Its main lagoon encloses an area of 130.77 square miles (338.7 km²). At a distance of only 20 kilometres (12.4 mi), it is the closest atoll to the Marshall Islands capital, Majuro Atoll, and can be seen looking east from Majuro on a clear day. It is located approximately 47 kilometres (29.2 mi) east of Ujae Atoll
.
The population of Arno Atoll was 2,069 as of the 1999 census. The most populous islets are Ajeltokrok
, Kobjeltak
, Rearlaplap
, Langor
and Tutu
. The largest village is Ine, Arno.
People of Arno are well known for their productivity in making copra
(the dried out meat of coconut
s, from which coconut oil
is extracted). Arno women are renowned for their production of the Kili Bag, a popular handwoven handbag/purse, named after another island
in the Marshall Islands (to which the people of Bikini
were eventually relocated as a result of the US nuclear tests that were conducted on their home atoll). Arno supposedly had a traditional "love school".
of the Empire of Japan
. Following the end of World War II, Arno Atoll came under the control of the United States as part of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
. The island has been part of the independent Republic of the Marshall Islands since 1986.
Ratak Chain
The Ratak Chain is a chain of islands within the island nation of the Marshall Islands. Ratak means "sunrise". It lies just to the east of the country's other main island chain, the Ralik Chain...
of the Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
The Republic of the Marshall Islands , , is a Micronesian nation of atolls and islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, just west of the International Date Line and just north of the Equator. As of July 2011 the population was 67,182...
. Its total land area is only 5 square miles (12.9 km²). Unlike most other atolls, Arno encloses three different lagoons, a large central one, and two smaller ones in the north and east. Its main lagoon encloses an area of 130.77 square miles (338.7 km²). At a distance of only 20 kilometres (12.4 mi), it is the closest atoll to the Marshall Islands capital, Majuro Atoll, and can be seen looking east from Majuro on a clear day. It is located approximately 47 kilometres (29.2 mi) east of Ujae Atoll
Ujae Atoll
Ujae Atoll is a coral atoll of 15 islands in the Pacific Ocean, and forms a legislative district of the Ralik Chain of the Marshall Islands. Its total land area is only , but it encloses a lagoon of...
.
The population of Arno Atoll was 2,069 as of the 1999 census. The most populous islets are Ajeltokrok
Ajeltokrok
Ajeltokrok was one of the most populous islands in the Arno Atoll with a population of 429 when a census was conducted in 1988. It is now 0 as of 1999. It is part of the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean.-External links:*...
, Kobjeltak
Kobjeltak
Kobjeltak is one of the most populous islands in the Arno Atoll. It is part of the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean....
, Rearlaplap
Rearlaplap
Rearlaplap is one of the most populous islands in the Arno Atoll. It is part of the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean....
, Langor
Langor
Langor is one of the most populous islands in the Arno Atoll. It is part of the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean....
and Tutu
Tutu (island)
Tutu is one of the most populous islands in the Arno Atoll. It is located in the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean....
. The largest village is Ine, Arno.
People of Arno are well known for their productivity in making copra
Copra
Copra is the dried meat, or kernel, of the coconut. Coconut oil extracted from it has made copra an important agricultural commodity for many coconut-producing countries. It also yields coconut cake which is mainly used as feed for livestock.-Production:...
(the dried out meat of coconut
Coconut
The coconut palm, Cocos nucifera, is a member of the family Arecaceae . It is the only accepted species in the genus Cocos. The term coconut can refer to the entire coconut palm, the seed, or the fruit, which is not a botanical nut. The spelling cocoanut is an old-fashioned form of the word...
s, from which coconut oil
Coconut oil
Coconut oil is an edible oil extracted from the kernel or meat of matured coconuts harvested from the coconut palm . Throughout the tropical world, it has provided the primary source of fat in the diets of millions of people for generations. It has various applications in food, medicine, and industry...
is extracted). Arno women are renowned for their production of the Kili Bag, a popular handwoven handbag/purse, named after another island
Kili Island
Kili Island or Kili Atoll is a coral atoll located in the Pacific Ocean, and forms a legislative district of the Ralik Chain of the Marshall Islands. It is approximately southwest of Jaluit...
in the Marshall Islands (to which the people of Bikini
Bikini Atoll
Bikini Atoll is an atoll, listed as a World Heritage Site, in the Micronesian Islands of the Pacific Ocean, part of Republic of the Marshall Islands....
were eventually relocated as a result of the US nuclear tests that were conducted on their home atoll). Arno supposedly had a traditional "love school".
History
Arno 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 MandateSouth Pacific Mandate
The was the Japanese League of Nations mandate consisting of several groups of islands in the Pacific Ocean which came under the administration of Japan after the defeat of the German Empire in World War I.-Early history:Under the terms of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance, after the start of World...
of the Empire of Japan
Empire of Japan
The Empire of Japan is the name of the state of Japan that existed from the Meiji Restoration on 3 January 1868 to the enactment of the post-World War II Constitution of...
. Following the end of World War II, Arno Atoll came under the control of the United States as part of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
The Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands was a United Nations trust territory in Micronesia administered by the United States from 1947 to 1986.-History:...
. The island has been part of the independent Republic of the Marshall Islands since 1986.