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Eniwetok Atoll is one of the most westerly of the
It lies in latitude 11°30" North and longi-
Marshall Islands.
tude 162°20' East.
It is 360 statute miles northwest of Kwajalein,
a way station on the trans-Pacific air route.
is 52 inches.
The annual rainfall
The climate is moderate, with temperatures varying
between 67° and 97° Fahrenheit.
The atoll is 25 miles in diameter
and consists of 47 separate islends, the largest of which is 25 miles
long and 1,500 feet wide, with a minimum altitude about 10 feet
above sea level.
‘tis largest island, Eniwetok, was the site of an
important bomber base during the late war and all available space
on it was occupied by the facilities needed in connection with ite
Parry Island, adjoining it, to the northeast, separated by 2% miles
of drying reef, is somewhat smaller.
It had been the site of a
seaplane and naval supply base sand was largely occupied by the |
Quonset structures which comprised it.
Twenty-two miles to the
north is the island of Engebi, which is 4,500 feet in its maximum
dimension and contains a 5,900-foot fither strip.
It, too, was
occupied by badly-rusted Quonset structures,
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During the month of January and part of February, strong -
winds, seldom dropping below 25 kn, and frequently reaching 50 kn,
blew from east northeast.
Salt spray rising from the breaking surf
on the outer reefs pervaded everything, causing heavy rust on all
metal surfaces.
Section Vie
This condition apparently occurs frequently, as