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Kwajalein
Marshall Islands / Kwajalein / Ebeye /
 island, U.S. National Historic Landmark

Kwajalein is the largest island in the Kwajalein Atoll. The island is about 1.2 square miles (3.1 km2).[4] It is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long and averages about 800 yards (730 m) wide. About 1000 mostly U.S. military personnel live on the island, which hosts the Bucholz Army Airfield.

Kwajalein Atoll is part of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI). It lies in the Ralik Chain, 2,100 nautical miles (3900 km) southwest of Honolulu, Hawaii at 8°43′N 167°44′E. Kwajalein is one of the world's largest coral atolls as measured by area of enclosed water. Comprising 97 islets, it has a land area of 16.4 km², and surrounds one of the largest lagoons in the world, with an area of 2174 km².
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Coordinates:   8°43'50"N   167°43'41"E
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