Bokak Atoll (also known as Taongi Atoll) is an uninhabited 3.2 square kilometer atoll located in the Pacific Ocean at 14°32′N 169°00′E. It is located in the Ratak Chain. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (631x634, 345 KB) Bokak Atoll - NASA NLT Landsat 7 (Visible Color) Satellite Image File links The following pages link to this file: Bokak Atoll ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (631x634, 345 KB) Bokak Atoll - NASA NLT Landsat 7 (Visible Color) Satellite Image File links The following pages link to this file: Bokak Atoll ... Fanning Atoll (Tabuaeran) is a typical, small to moderate-sized atoll located in the central Pacific Ocean. ... The Ratak Chain is a chain of islands within the island nation of the Marshall Islands. ...
The first European to record discovering Bokak was Alonso de Salazar, a Spanish explorer, on August 21, 1526. Alonso de Salazar was the first European (Spanish) explorer to discover the Marshall Islands on August 21, 1526. ... August 21 is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events January 14 - Treaty of Madrid. ...
In the past, all of these atolls were used as important traditional pantry areas for nearby populated atolls due to the presence of birds and/ or turtles and their eggs.
Bokak and Bikar, the northernmost of the Marshall Islands, are unique arid atoll ecosystems- rare examples of their type in the world - typified by low rainfall, elevated perimeter reefs and limited terrestrial biodiversity.
Bokak has been suggested to be one of the few tropical island ecosystems in the world (that have been studied) with no introduced plant life.
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