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The flag of the Marshall Islands in the Pacific was adopted at the time of self-governance in 1979. The star's 24 points represent the number of electoral districts while the four elongated points represent the principal cultural centers of Majuro, Jaluit, Wotje and Ebeye.
Most of the 60,422 inhabitants live on two atolls: Majuro, the capital of the Republic; and on Ebeye in Kwajalein, the largest atoll in the world, with a land area of six square miles surrounding a 655 square mile lagoon.
Sighted in 1529 by the Spanish navigator Ãlvaro Saavedra, the Marshalls lacked the wealth to encourage exploitation or mapping. The British captain Samuel Wallis chanced upon Rongerik and Rongelap atolls while sailing from Tahiti to Tinian. The British naval captains John Marshall and Thomas Gilbert partially explored the Marshalls in 1788, but much of the mapping was done by Russian expeditions under Adam Johann Krusenstern (1803) and Otto von Kotzebue (1815 and 1823).
The Marshall Islands flag was adopted on May 1, 1979. The Marshall Islands gained independence from the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands on October 21, 1986.The flag of the Marshall Islands consists of a dark blue background with two stripes extending diagonally from the lower left of the flag to the upper right side. The top stripe is orange and the bottom one is white. In the upper left corner of the flag, there is a white, 24-pointed star. The north, east, west and south points of the star are larger than the other points.
The four longer points in the star represent the capital of Majuro, and the three subcenters, Ebeye (Kwajalein), Jaluit, and Wotje. These points also form a cross signifying the importance of Christianity in the Marshalls.
In 1944, World War II, the United States invaded and occupied the islands. The archipelago was added to the U.S. Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, along with several other island groups in the South Sea. In the months before the attack on Pearl Harbor, Kwajalein Atoll was the administrative center of the 6th Fleet Forces Service, whose task was the defense of the Marshall Islands. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize the history of Marshall Islands Flag for the future.
Most of the 60,422 inhabitants live on two atolls: Majuro, the capital of the Republic; and on Ebeye in Kwajalein, the largest atoll in the world, with a land area of six square miles surrounding a 655 square mile lagoon.
Sighted in 1529 by the Spanish navigator Ãlvaro Saavedra, the Marshalls lacked the wealth to encourage exploitation or mapping. The British captain Samuel Wallis chanced upon Rongerik and Rongelap atolls while sailing from Tahiti to Tinian. The British naval captains John Marshall and Thomas Gilbert partially explored the Marshalls in 1788, but much of the mapping was done by Russian expeditions under Adam Johann Krusenstern (1803) and Otto von Kotzebue (1815 and 1823).
The Marshall Islands flag was adopted on May 1, 1979. The Marshall Islands gained independence from the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands on October 21, 1986.The flag of the Marshall Islands consists of a dark blue background with two stripes extending diagonally from the lower left of the flag to the upper right side. The top stripe is orange and the bottom one is white. In the upper left corner of the flag, there is a white, 24-pointed star. The north, east, west and south points of the star are larger than the other points.
The four longer points in the star represent the capital of Majuro, and the three subcenters, Ebeye (Kwajalein), Jaluit, and Wotje. These points also form a cross signifying the importance of Christianity in the Marshalls.
In 1944, World War II, the United States invaded and occupied the islands. The archipelago was added to the U.S. Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, along with several other island groups in the South Sea. In the months before the attack on Pearl Harbor, Kwajalein Atoll was the administrative center of the 6th Fleet Forces Service, whose task was the defense of the Marshall Islands. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize the history of Marshall Islands Flag for the future.
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