Aur Atoll

Aur Atoll
NASA picture of Aur (left) and Maloelap (centre) Atolls
Aur Atoll
Location in the Marshall Islands
Geography
Location North Pacific
Coordinates 8°12′N 171°06′E / 8.200°N 171.100°E / 8.200; 171.100
Archipelago Ratak
Total islands 42
Area 5.6 km2 (2.2 sq mi)
Highest elevation 3 m (10 ft)
Administration
Marshall Islands
Demographics
Population 438 (1998)
Ethnic groups Marshallese

Aur Atoll (Marshallese: Aur, [ɑ̯ɑ͡ɒu̯u͡ɯrˠ][1]) is a coral atoll of 42 islands in the Pacific Ocean, and forms a legislative district of the Ratak Chain of the Marshall Islands. Its total land area is only 15 square kilometres (5.6 sq mi), but it encloses a lagoon with an area of 620 square kilometres (240 sq mi). It is located south of Maloelap Atoll. The population of Aur Atoll was 438 in 1998.

History

Aur Atoll was claimed by Germany along with the rest of the Marshall Islands in 1884. After World War I, the island came under the South Pacific Mandate of Japan. Following the end of World War II, Aur came under the control of the United States as part of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. It became part of independent Republic of the Marshall Islands in 1986.

Sister cities

Aur Atoll has Taoyuan, Taiwan as a sister city since 2018.

Education

Marshall Islands Public School System operates public schools:[2]

  • Aur Elementary School
  • Tobal Elementary School

Northern Islands High School on Wotje serves the community.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Marshallese-English Dictionary - Place Name Index
  2. ↑ "Public Schools ." Marshall Islands Public School System. Retrieved on February 21, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Annual Report 2011-2012." Ministry of Education (Marshall Islands). Retrieved on February 22, 2018. p. 54 (PDF p. 55/118). "Northern Islands High School takes students from the Ratak Ean zone including schools in Aur, Maloelap, Wotje, Ailuk, Utrik, Likiep and Mejit."


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