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	Wotje Atoll - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Wotje Atoll is an atoll of 75 islands in the Pacific Ocean.
		Wotje's land area is 3.16 sq mi (8 km²), but it encloses a lagoon of 241.06 sq mi (624 km²).
		The population of the islands in atoll (as of 1999) was 846.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wotje (89 words)

	The Japanese seaplane base at Wotje Island, Wotje Atoll, Marshall Islands
		Wotje is located at 9deg.21'-9deg.34'N and 169deg.49'-170deg.07'E and belongs to the northern group of atolls on the Ratak Chain.
		Wotje (population ~650) is the largest island on Wotje Atoll, some 60 flight minutes north of Majuro and some 50 minutes northeast of Kwajalein.
		The garrison of Wotje, at peak strength in December 1943, consisted on 3,298 men, 2,103 Navy and 429 Army personnel, and 766 civilian (and Korean) construction workers under the command of Captain (later Rear-Admiral) Nobukazu Yoshimi, of the Imperial Japanese Navy.
	marshall.csu.edu.au /Marshalls/html/WWII/Wotje.html (952 words)

	Wotje Atoll -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		Wotje Atoll is an (An island consisting of a circular coral reef surrounding a lagoon) atoll of 75 islands in the (The largest ocean in the world) Pacific Ocean.
		Wotje's land area is 3.16 sq mi (8 km²), but it encloses a (A body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral) lagoon of 241.06 sq mi (624 km²).
		The population of the islands in atoll ((additional info and facts about as of 1999) as of 1999) was 846.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/w/wo/wotje_atoll.htm (111 words)

	JANUARY, 1944
		Wotje Atoll was raided by Seventh Army Air Force bombers in the evening of January 13.
		Wotje was raided on the afternoon of January 20 (West Longitude Date) by Liberators of the Seventh Army Air Force.
		Wotje was attacked by Army Mitchell bombers in the afternoon, with bomb hits on gun emplacements, airfield facilities, and living areas.
	www.ibiblio.org /pha/comms/1944-01.html (4002 words)

	Marshall Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		The Marshall Islands are divided into 24 legislative districts, which correspond to the inhabited islands and atolls of the country.
		The country consists of 29 atolls and 5 isolated islands..
		The most important atolls and islands form two groups: the Ratak Chain and the Ralik Chain (meaning "sunrise" and "sunset" chains).
	uncover.us /en/wikipedia/m/ma/marshall_islands.html (571 words)

	September 2004
		Jordan and Jonah with the mayor of Wotje Atoll.
		Wotje is about 160 miles NW of Majuro and is home to one of the countries 4 regional High Schools.
		One of the many teachers we made friends with on Wotje, Peter is a 22 year old graduate of Dartmouth University working on a 2 year contract at Wotje.
	www.bigel.net /photogallery/september_2004.htm (762 words)

	Marshall Islands : Ailuk
		Ailuk, located 72 km north of Wotje Atoll in the Ratak Chain, is a small atoll formation consisting of around 57 islets that are virtually all located on the eastern side of the atoll.
		The western and southern sides of the atoll consist of an nearly continuous reef rim that is largely submerged.
		On the west side of the atoll [top in image] are found the three main passes that lead in to the lagoon: Erappu Channel, Marok Channel and Eneneman Channel.
	oceandots.com /pacific/marshall/ailuk.htm (145 words)

	Noonsite: Outer Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		Wotje, the main island of Wotje Atoll, is full of WWII remains.
		Aur Atoll is north of Majuro, and has about 450 people, equally divided between Tobal and Aur islands.
		The other islands in the atoll are mostly uninhabited, though they're used for copra cultivation.
	www.noonsite.com /Countries/MarshallIslands/OuterIslands (312 words)

	Pacific Ocean : Marshall Islands
		The Marshall Islands consists of a group of 29 atolls and 5 solitary low coral islands, located in the western Pacific region of Micronesia, situated to the northeast of the Federated States of Micronesia and northwest of the Gilbert Islands.
		The atolls of the Marshall Islands include some of the largest atolls on earth — with the atoll of Kwajalein being the world's largest in terms of lagoon area.
		The US-owned Wake Atoll is considered as a distant outlier of the Marshall Islands.
	oceandots.com /pacific/marshall (293 words)

	ZUJI (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		The atoll has 57 small islets, the largest of which are connected by a single 55 kilometre (35 mi) stretch of paved road, making Majuro appear to be one long, narrow island.
		Robert Louis Stevenson called the atoll the 'Pearl of the Pacific' when he visited in 1889, but it's a far less pristine Majuro that one sees today.
		The world's largest coral atoll, Kwajalein includes 97 islands with a total land mass of just 17 sq km (6.5 sq mi) that surround an immense 2850 sq km (1100 sq mi) lagoon.
	www.zuji.com /dest/guide/0,1277,ZUJIAU\|5041\|1964\|1,00.html (887 words)

	Munching in the Marshalls
		Wotje atoll is an outer island in the Marshall Islands located about 150 miles north of Majuro.
		The people of Wotje are lively and seem content living their traditional way of life.
		Nearly the whole population of Wotje gathered around the small video screen beneath the brilliant night sky to bask in the splendor of this Walt Disney masterpiece.
	darkwing.uoregon.edu /~mspp/news_fall95/munching.html (976 words)

	Wotje Atoll (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		Wotje, the main island of Wotje Atoll, is peppered from one end to the other with WWII remains.
		The lagoon beaches of Wotje Island are beautiful and relatively clean.
		Known as the 'Marshallese garden center,' Wotje's abundant produce is due to topsoil shipped over from Japan.
	pacificislandtravel.com /micronesia/about_destin/marshall_wotje.html (140 words)

	Encyclopedia: Wotje-Atoll
		Fanning Atoll (Tabuaeran) is a typical, small to moderate-sized atoll located in the central Pacific Ocean.
		A lagoon is a body of comparatively shallow salt water separated from the deeper sea by a shallow or exposed sandbank, coral reef, or similar feature.
		For the album by Prince, see 1999 (album) 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Wotje_Atoll (174 words)

	Geography
		The Republic of the Marshall islands consists of 29 atolls each made up of many islets and 5 islands in the central Pacific between 4 degrees and 14 degrees North, and 160 degrees and 173 degrees East.
		The atolls and islands are situated in two almost parallel chain-like formations known as the Ratak (Sunrise) group and Ralik (Sunset) group.
		This atoll is approximately 160 square miles in area with a lagoon of about 150 square miles.
	www.rmiembassyus.org /Geography.htm (693 words)

	HyperWar: USMC Monograph--The Marshalls: Increasing the Tempo
		On 23 December, Majuro Atoll was revealed as the selected "Island 'X' " to be secured, and on receipt of this decision on 26 December, General Holland Smith set up the Majuro Landing Force, consisting of the 2d Battalion, 106th Infantry, with the V Amphibious Corps Reconnaissance Company and the 1st Defense Battalion, FMF, attached.
		In order for Majuro Atoll to qualify as an additional objective, it had to fulfill the description of "lightly held." Intelligence officers came to the conclusion that there were few, if any, defensive installations on its islands and "small" defensive forces.
		Wotje received carrier strikes from planes of USS Saratoga, Princeton, and Langley, and was likewise bombarded by Pensacola, Salt Lake City, and Chester, which received somewhat less effective fire from the Japanese defenses.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USMC/USMC-M-Marshalls/USMC-M-Marshalls-2.html (15161 words)

	January 26 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		We are heading for Wotje Atoll (pronounced Wote-Jay) which lies about 150 miles to the NNW of Majuro.
		We had a day of string Westerlies yesterday which was very uncomfortable but today is clear and sunny with bright skies.
		We expect to reach the pass into Wotje Atoll at about 11am tomorrow morning.
	www.bigel.net /shipslog/09192004.htm (253 words)

	USAAF Chronology:
		Operation CATCHPOLE (operations against Eniwetok and Ujelang Atolls in the Marshall Islands) is begun to occupy and defend Eniwetok Atoll, which is to furnish a striking base for operations against the Marianas Islands.
		PACIFIC OCEAN AREA (POA, Seventh Air Force): B-25s from Tarawa Atoll hit Wotje and Maloelap Atolls; 9 B-24s from Abemama Island, sent to bomb a weather and radio station on Rongelap Island, abort due to a fuel leak in the lead B-24; an attempt to bomb Jaluit Atoll during the return flight is unsuccessful.
		B-24s from Makin Island and Tarawa Atoll bomb Kusaie and Ponape Islands and Jaluit Atoll.
	paul.rutgers.edu /~mcgrew/wwii/usaf/html/Feb.44.html (10558 words)

	U.S.S. Abbot — DD 629 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		Wotje Atoll was sighted at 1344 and the SALT LAKE CITY opened fire shortly afterward.
		The “A” took her first shot at enemy held territory, Wotje Atoll, at 2115 on 29 January, firing from that time until 0315, lofting a total of over 500 rounds of 5 inch ammunition on the Nips.
		On the night of 1 February we shelled Taroa Atoll in the Marshalls from 2250 until 0250, firing 262 rounds of 5 inch ammunition.
	baranger.as /DD629/book/c3.shtml (1749 words)

	During a little-known raid, Japan's newest
		In addition, two coastal submarines were to be located 300 miles northwest of Wotje Atoll to help guide the returning raiders to their base.
		March 1, 1942, was selected as the day of the strike since a full moon was predicted---plenty of moonlight was desirable to minimize the hazards of a long water takeoff run.
		Ensign Tomaro flew a successful reconnaissance mission to Johnston Atoll, but Lieutenant Hashizume was not so fortunate; he was shot down by U.S. Marine fighters while trying to photograph the facilities on Midway.
	members.aol.com /jhmcgoran/pearl_harbor_2.html (2304 words)

	March 1944
		B-25s from Tarawa Atoll bomb airfield installations and runways in Wotje Atoll, Marshall.
		24 B-24s on a mission against Truk Atoll fail to reach the target and bomb Pulusuk, Caroline instead; several of the B-24s are forced to land on Green Island because of fuel shortages.
		PACIFIC OCEAN AREA (POA, Seventh Air Force): B-25s and B-24s from Tarawa Atoll hit Maloelap, Mille and Wotje Atolls; B-25s from Eniwetok Atoll bomb Jaluit Atoll and strafe and cannonade Ponape ; and a single B-24 from Tarawa Atoll bombs Jabor in Jaluit Atoll.
	www.pacificwrecks.com /60th/today/1944/3-44.html (7444 words)

	AWON Fathers/Roberts Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		South of Wotje Atoll in the Marshall Islands
		Edmund's plane, the Dashin' Daisy, was hit by zeros after bombing Wotje Atoll, about 30 miles out after turning for home, on December 26, 1943.
		When I was told as a young child that my father was "lost in the war" I hoped that he would "be found" somehow on a Pacific atoll that had just been overlooked.
	www.west.net /~awon/awrobert.html (403 words)

	USS Fletcher DD-445 Wotje Atoll, January 30, 1944 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		Although shrapnel burst over the ship and numerous salvos landed near during all the phases of the bombardment, the firing was not interrupted at any time.
		This vessel engaged in the bombardment of Wotje Island, Wotje Atoll, Marshall Islands Group on 30 January, 1944.
		The performance of duty of officers and men was in keeping with the highest standards, and only by the thorough cooperation and coordination of all departmens was this vessel able to successfully accomplish its mission, namely, an efficient mutilation of the Japanese shore installations on Wotje Island, Wotje Atoll, Marshall Islands Group.
	www.ussfletcher.org /wotje.html (1545 words)

	News archive - November 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		Jaluit Atoll is setting the pace when it comes to conservation action, with an innovative program being launched in the marine conservation area as well as the tourism development.
		The imminent arrival of a new ocean transport vessel for Wotje is already stimulating outer islanders to begin planting watermelons and pumpkins for export, according to Wotje Mayor Joe Hanchor.The Wotje Atoll Local Government has purchased the "Northern Star," a 60-foot, 40-ton vessel from Honolulu, with funding support from both the Japanese and Taiwan governments.
		As a result of the lack of shipping services needed to get produce to market, people on Wotje — which is known in the Marshalls as the "garden island" for its fertile soil — essentially stopped farming.
	www.yokwe.net /news/2001/1100.html (1457 words)

	Marshall Islands Bibliography -- Wotje Atoll
		USHO Chart 6018, North Pacific Ocean, Marshall Islands, Wotje Atoll (Eastern Part), Scale 1:40,300.
		USHO Chart 6019, North Pacific Ocean, Marshall Islands, Wotje Atoll (Western Part), Scale 1:40,300.
		Wotje Master Plan Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands: Planning Division, Department of Public Works.
	marshall.csu.edu.au /Marshalls/html/Bibliographies/Special/BiblioWotje.html (236 words)

	Blue Moon's Equatorial Adventures
		Leaving Wotje Atoll with the wind behind us was a treat.
		This was a surprise after the other Atolls we have visited, where we have been greeted with gifts.
		While we were in Namu, we heard from friends on the SSB, that the Northern Star, the new supply boat we had seen being welcomed into Wotje Atoll, had run on a reef at Majuro Atoll and would be out of commission for a long time.
	www.geocities.com /bmsailing/013.htm (1106 words)

	Bikini Dive/Tourism Information: The Ships
		The Japanese Flagship to the Japanese Navy, she was Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto's floating fortress during Japan's World War II attack on Pearl Harbor and was a treasure to the Japanese forces.
		In 1943, in Wotje Atoll in the Marshall Islands, she got hit with a 155mm shell that killed the captain and five officers and wounded another 18 men.
		She carried 2929 barrels of fuel oil and 168 barrels of diesel oil and was at 95% of capacity of both fuel and ordnance when she was sunk by ABLE and is now at rest on her side in Bikini's lagoon.
	www.bikiniatoll.com /divetour1.html (2397 words)

	Shuttle images of MARSHALL ISLANDS
		EBON ATOLL: • • • • • • •
		ERIKUB ATOLLS: • • • • • • • • • • • •
		WOTJE: • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
	rove.to /marshall-islands (459 words)

	Army Air Forces in World War II
		During the day B-25s based on Makin Island hit Jaluit and Wotje Atolls, Marshall Islands, using Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands as a shuttle base to rearm between strikes.
		During the day B-25s from Eniwetok Atoll strike Ponape Island, and 10 from Makin Island hit Jaluit and Wotje Atolls, Marshall Islands, using Majuro Atoll as a rearming base between the attacks.
		B-24s from Eniwetok Atoll bomb Saipan and Guam Islands, Marianas Islands; those bombing Guam turn S to Los Negros Island to rearm while the others return to Eniwetok.
	www.usaaf.net /chron/44/may44.htm (11462 words)

	Sunrise and Sunset Times for Wotje Atoll, Marshall Islands in Pacific Islands
		Sunrise and Sunset Times for Wotje Atoll, Marshall Islands in Pacific Islands
		Wotje Atoll, Marshall Islands Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands
		Moon Rise Times and Lunar data for Wotje Atoll, Marshall Islands Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands
	www.thesunrisetimes.com /Pacific_Islands/Wotje_Atoll,_Marshall_Islands_.aspx (89 words)

	Wotje Atoll
		A German colony, it Occupied by the Japanese until the end of WWII, at the end of the war, the garrison there was cut off from supply but did not surrender until Japan's surrender in September 1945 when they heard the surrender broadcast on Australian radio.
		The Wotje Atoll includes a number of islands, including Wotje (the largest), Bodao, Enejeltalk, Ukon, Wetwirok, Kaiken, Wormej, Kimajo, Ninum, Kaben
		Based Kawanishi H8K Emily flying boats from the 24th Air Flotilla, based at Jaluit and Wotje.
	www.pacificwrecks.com /provinces/marshall_wotje.html (111 words)

	Resources on the Marshall Islands--History
		Description of the wreckage of an American torpedo plane on the bottom of the lagoon of Majuro Atoll.
		Following the capture of Kwajalein in February 1944, the atoll was used as a fleet anchorage and naval base to carry out and support operations into the Western Carolines
		Following the capture of Majuro in February 1944, the atoll was used as a fleet anchorage and naval base to carry out and support operations into the Western Carolines
	pandora.nla.gov.au /pan/20521/20030619/marshall.csu.edu.au/WWII.html (923 words)

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