Maps

These range from 181,000 square miles, 270,000 square miles, 310,000 square miles. Whatever measurement used details that these islands are spread over a very large area. Which was a major factor for migrations of the Marshallese, as many Marshallese were relocated a great distance from their homelands (native atolls)

I have included interactive images from Dirk Spennemann, who granted permission of use for this project.

Spennemann, D. (2000). The Marshall Islands an Electronic Library & Archive of Primary Sources. Retrieved October 20, 2003, from http://marshall.csu.edu.au/

The Marshall Islands consist of 29 different atolls (most with many islets) and 5 major islands (meaning without lagoons), and are arranged in two island chains running roughly NNW (the Ralik Chain - the "sunset chain") to SSE (the Ratak Chain - "the sunrise chain").