Erikub Atoll

Erikub Atoll
NASA picture of Erikub Atoll on the left (south) and Wotje on the right (north)
Erikub Atoll is located in Marshall Islands
Erikub Atoll
Erikub Atoll
Geography
LocationNorth Pacific
Coordinates09°08′30″N 170°00′00″E / 9.14167°N 170.00000°E / 9.14167; 170.00000
ArchipelagoRatak
Total islands14
Area1.53 km2 (0.59 sq mi)
Highest elevation3 m (10 ft)
Administration
Demographics
Population0
Ethnic groupsMarshallese

Erikub Atoll (Marshallese: Ādkup, [ærʲ(u)ɡʷupʲ][1]) is an uninhabited coral atoll of fourteen islands in the Pacific Ocean, located in the Ratak Chain of the Marshall Islands. Its total land area is only 1.53 square kilometers (0.59 sq mi), but it encloses a lagoon with an area of 230 square kilometers (89 sq mi). It is located slightly south of Wotje.