Bikini Atoll, known as Eschscholtz Atoll between the 19th century and 1946, is a coral reef in the Marshall Islands consisting of 23 islands surrounding a 229.4-square-mile (594.1 km2) central lagoon. The Atoll is at the northern end of the Ralik Chain, approximately 530 miles (850 km) northwest of the capital Majuro.
A woman named Liijabor from Likiep Island, Likiep Atoll in the Marshall Islands, wears a traditional nieded or clothing mat, c. 1918
Vegetation on Bikini Atoll
7 March 1946, 161 residents of Bikini Island board LST 1108 as they depart from Bikini Atoll
Bikini islanders arrive on Rongerik Atoll and unload pandanus for thatching the roofs of their new buildings.
Marshallese, also known as Ebon, is a Micronesian language spoken in the Marshall Islands. The language of the Marshallese people, it is spoken by nearly all of the country's population of 59,000, making it the principal language. There are also roughly 27,000 Marshallese citizens residing in the United States, nearly all of whom speak Marshallese, as well as residents in other countries such as Nauru and Kiribati.
Marshallese version of the Book of Mormon
Marshallese alphabet in a library
A poster sponsored by CDC about COVID-19 prevention in Marshallese.
