Ailinglaplap Atoll
Marshallese |
Ailinglaplap or Ailinglapalap (
"Ailinglaplap" translates as "greatest atoll" (aelōn̄ (atoll) + ļapļap (superlative suffix)), because the greatest legends of the
History
Captain Thomas Dennet of the British vessel Britannia sighted the atoll in 1797 on route from Australia to China and named it Lambert Island.[3]
The British merchant vessel
In 1885, the German Empire claimed Ailinglaplap Atoll along with the rest of the Marshall Islands.[5] A number of European trading stations were established on the islands to Ailingkaplap as part of the copra trade. After World War I, the island came under the South Seas Mandate of the Empire of Japan. The base became part of the vast US Naval Base Marshall Islands. Following the end of World War II, it came under the control of the United States as part of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands until the independence of the Marshall Islands in 1986.
There are currently 4 Iroijlaplap (or paramount chief) of Ailinglaplap.
Infrastructure
There are 3
- Ailinglaplap Airok Airport (IATA: AIC) is located to the south: 7°16′45″N 168°49′32″E / 7.27917°N 168.82556°E.
- Jeh Airport (IATA: JEJ) is located to the northeast: 7°33′54″N 168°57′42″E / 7.56500°N 168.96167°E.
- Woja Airport (IATA: WJA) is located to west: 7°27′03″N 168°33′00″E / 7.45083°N 168.55000°E.
Education
Marshall Islands Public School System operates public schools:[6]
- Aerok Ailinglaplap
- Buoj Elementary School
- Enewa Elementary School
- Jah Elementary School
- Jeh Elementary School
- Jobwon Elementary School
- Katiej Elementary School
- Mejel Elementary School
- Woja Elementary School
Students are zoned to Jaluit High School in Jaluit Atoll.[7]
In the 1994–1995 school year Ailinglaplap had one private high school.[8]
References
- ^ Marshallese-English Dictionary - Place Name Index
- ^ "Republic of the Marshall Islands 2021 Census Report, Volume 1: Basic Tables and Administrative Report" (PDF). Pacific Community (SPC): Statistics for Development Division. Pacific Community. May 30, 2023. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
- ^ Sharp, Andrew (1962). The Discovery of the Pacific Islands (Second ed.). Oxford: Clarendon Press. pp. 177–8.
- ^ Foreign Ships in Micronesia: Marshalls - accessed 31 July 2015.
- JSTOR 207706.
- ^ "Public Schools Archived 2018-02-21 at the Wayback Machine." Marshall Islands Public School System. Retrieved on February 21, 2018.
- ^ "Annual Report 2011-2012 Archived 2018-02-22 at the Wayback Machine." Ministry of Education (Marshall Islands). Retrieved on February 22, 2018. p. 54 (PDF p. 55/118). "As such, Jaluit High School enroll students from the Ralik and Iolab school zones including schools from Ebon, Namdrik, Kili, Jaluit, Ailinglaplap, Jabat, and Namu."
- ISBN 1134200226, 9781134200221. p. 127.
External links
- Marshall Islands site
- "Entry at Oceandots.com". Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved July 22, 2010.
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