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The British ships Charlotte and Scarborough visited the islands in 1788 under the commands of captains Thomas Gilbert and John Marshall, respectively. [38] The vessels had been part of the First Fleet taking convicts from England to Botany Bay in New South Wales, and were en route to Guangzhou when they passed through the Gilbert Islands and Marshall Islands. [39]
The Marshall Islands is the only country in the world that does not have a national football team. [150] The Marshall Islands is therefore the only sovereign country in the world that does not have a record of a national football match. [151]
World Heritage Sites; Site Image Location Year listed UNESCO data Description Bikini Atoll Nuclear Test Site: Ralik Chain: Cultural (iv) (vi) 2010 In the wake of World War II, in a move closely related to the beginnings of the Cold War, the United States of America decided to resume nuclear testing in the Pacific Ocean, on Bikini Atoll in the Marshall archipelago.
The National Register of Historic Places is a United States federal official list of places and sites considered worthy of preservation. In the Marshall Islands, a country in Micronesia, there are currently 4 listed sites located in three of the 24 atolls that make up the archipelago. This includes buildings, sites, districts, and objects
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This page lists the individual Marshall Islands year pages. It only references years after 1979, when the country gained independence from the United States. Twenty-first century
Search. Search. Appearance. Donate; ... View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. ... World Heritage Sites in the Marshall Islands (1 C, 1 P)
The remaining 11 atolls/islands are currently uninhabited. According to the Constitution of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the uninhabited atolls/islands Narikrik, Erikub, Jemo, Taka, Bikar, Bokak, Rongrik and Ailinginae shall each be included in the electoral district with which it is most closely associated, pursuant to the customary law or any traditional practice. [2]