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Bokak Atoll - NASA NLT Landsat 7 (Visible Color) Satellite Image
(also known as
Taongi Atoll) is an uninhabited 3.2 square kilometer
atoll located in the
Pacific Ocean at
14°32′ N 169°00′ E (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=14_32_N_169_00_E_). It consists of eleven islands surrounding a 78 square kilometer lagoon. It is a member of the
Marshall Islands and is located in the
Ratak Chain.
The first European to record discovering Bokak was Alonso de Salazar, a Spanish explorer, on August 21, 1526.
Bokak (as Taongi Islands) was claimed by the Government of the Dominion of Melchizedek, a government existing only on the Internet. This claim was deemed fraudlent by the Marshall Islands Government before the United Nations on April 23, 1998.fi:Pokaakku
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