Ebon Atoll

Ebon Atoll
NASA picture of Ebon Atoll
Map and location of the atoll
Ebon Atoll is located in Marshall Islands
Ebon Atoll
Ebon Atoll
Geography
LocationEastern Micronesia, North Pacific
Coordinates04°38′00″N 168°43′00″E / 4.63333°N 168.71667°E / 4.63333; 168.71667
ArchipelagoRalik
Total islands22
Area5.75 km2 (2.22 sq mi)
Highest elevation3 m (10 ft)
Administration
Demographics
Population469 (2021)
Ethnic groupsMarshallese

Ebon Atoll (Marshallese: Epoon, [ɛbʲɔːnʲ][1]) is a coral atoll of 22 islands in the Pacific Ocean, forming a legislative district of the Ralik Chain of the Marshall Islands. Its land area is 5.75 square kilometers (2.22 sq mi), and it encloses a deep lagoon with an area of 104 square kilometers (40 sq mi). A winding passage, the Ebon Channel, leads to the lagoon from the southwest edge of the atoll. Ebon Atoll is approximately 155 kilometers (96 mi) south of Jaluit, and it is the southernmost land mass of the Marshall Islands, on the southern extremity of the Ralik Chain. In documents and accounts from the 1800s, it was also known as Boston, Covell's Group, Fourteen Islands, and Linnez.[2]

  1. ^ Marshallese-English Dictionary - Place Name Index
  2. ^ Spennemann, Dirk H.R. (ed.). "Atoll Information – Ebon Atoll (Marshall Islands)". Digital Micronesia. Charles Sturt University. Archived from the original on 2010-12-23.