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Arno Atoll
Geography
Location	North Pacific
Coordinates	7°05′N 171°42′E / 7.083°N 171.700°E
Archipelago	Ratak
Highest elevation	3 m (10 ft)
Administration
Demographics
Population	2068

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Arno Atoll (Marshallese: Arņo, [æ‿ʲ, ɑ‿ʲ, ɑ‿ˠ, ɑ‿ʷ, ɒ‿ʷ]^[1]) is a coral atoll of 133 islands in the Pacific Ocean, and forms a legislative district of the Ratak Chain of the Marshall Islands. Its total land area is only 5 square miles (13 km²). Unlike most other atolls, Arno encloses three different lagoons, a large central one, and two smaller ones in the north and east. Its main lagoon encloses an area of 130.77 square miles (338.7 km²). At a distance of only 20 kilometres (12 mi), it is the closest atoll to the Marshall Islands capital, Majuro Atoll, and can be seen looking east from Majuro on a clear day at low tide.

The population of Arno Atoll was 2,069 at the 1999 census. The most populous islets are Ajeltokrok, Kobjeltak, Rearlaplap, Langor and Tutu. The largest village is Ine, Arno.

People of Arno are well known for their productivity in making copra (the dried out meat of coconuts, from which coconut oil is extracted). Arno women are renowned for their production of the Kili Bag, a popular handwoven handbag/purse, named after another island in the Marshall Islands (to which the people of Bikini were eventually relocated as a result of the US nuclear tests that were conducted on their home atoll). Arno supposedly had a traditional "love school".

History

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

References

^ Marshallese-English Dictionary - Place Name Index Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Marshall Islands site
Archived 2010-12-23 at the Wayback Machine

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[1] Marshallese-English Dictionary - Place Name Index Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine

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-'''Arno Atoll''' ([[Marshallese language|Marshallese]]: '''{{lang|mh|Arņo}}''', {{IPAc-mh|ha|hah|(r)|nh|^:|hew|ew}}<ref>[http://www.trussel2.com/MOD/LocA.htm#Ar%E1%B9%87o Marshallese-English Dictionary - Place Name Index]</ref>) is a [[coral atoll]] of 133 islands in the Pacific Ocean, and forms a legislative district of the [[Ratak Chain]] of the [[Marshall Islands]].  Its total land area is only {{convert|5|sqmi|km²}}. Unlike most other atolls, Arno encloses three different lagoons, a large central one, and two smaller ones in the north and east. Its main lagoon encloses an area of {{convert|130.77|sqmi|km²}}. At a distance of only {{convert|20|km|mi}}, it is the closest atoll to the Marshall Islands capital, [[Majuro Atoll]], and can be seen looking east from Majuro on a clear day at low tide.
+'''Arno Atoll''' ([[Marshallese language|Marshallese]]: '''{{lang|mh|Arņo}}''', {{IPAc-mh|ha|hah|(r)|nh|^:|hew|ew}}<ref>[http://www.trussel2.com/MOD/LocA.htm#Ar%E1%B9%87o Marshallese-English Dictionary - Place Name Index] {{wayback|url=http://www.trussel2.com/MOD/LocA.htm#Ar%E1%B9%87o |date=20131029202619 }}</ref>) is a [[coral atoll]] of 133 islands in the Pacific Ocean, and forms a legislative district of the [[Ratak Chain]] of the [[Marshall Islands]].  Its total land area is only {{convert|5|sqmi|km²}}. Unlike most other atolls, Arno encloses three different lagoons, a large central one, and two smaller ones in the north and east. Its main lagoon encloses an area of {{convert|130.77|sqmi|km²}}. At a distance of only {{convert|20|km|mi}}, it is the closest atoll to the Marshall Islands capital, [[Majuro Atoll]], and can be seen looking east from Majuro on a clear day at low tide.
 The population of Arno Atoll was 2,069 at the 1999 census. The most populous islets are [[Ajeltokrok]], [[Kobjeltak]], [[Rearlaplap]], [[Langor]] and [[Tutu (island)|Tutu]].  The largest village is Ine, Arno.