I C ¢ | 0 0 C Mai Pine Af Kil Island fram the west {After a map by Leonard Masor =~ Taro Swam ~ . parce:s Church Land PP Map 6. Kili Isiand showing the separate jana@ six islands. In contrast co Bikini, Kili has a rich soil cover. A depression in the island's center contains a humus-laden black | muck which forms an excellent taro swamp of about 4.25 acres. Kili’s soils and favorable location in the wet belt of the southern Marshalls offer considerable agricultural potential. The quality and extent of Kili’s coconut proves favorably 2, “ — P| Village Area Ges. >" 29 Coconut Groves the size of Bikini Island and one-sixth of Bikini Acoll’s cwenty 3 . eo ~———__ Iuxen jerbal Bounga ry ken around its entire perimeter (see Map 6). The island is a ltele over 1.10 miles in length and averages about one quarter mile in width. Its area of 0.36 square mile (230 acres) is about one half — Ree: and they had frequently stated that they did not wish to be settled on an atoll inhabited by others. The Wotho survey lasted less than one day. In May Juda and ten men were taken by vessel to Kili where they were left alone to explore for two weeks. Kili has an elon, gate configuration with a fringing reef shelf which extends unbro- ! _ 0.3 In April the governor, chief Juda, three alab, the paramount chief, and his heir apparent flew to Wotho. Again the Bikinians were not favorably impressed. To them, Wotho was too small, Ronpertk and Kwajalem Statute Miies Chapter Four 0.2 ? 9: