Gugeegue

Guegeegue Island is an island located in the Kwajalein Atoll of the Republic of the Marshall Islands.^[1] It is connected by causeway to Ebeye Island, the second most populated island in the nation, and is the northernmost island so connected.

Oceanside on Gugeegue

Gugeegue's pier and dock area

The island is also known as Gugegwe (/ˈɡuːdʒiɡuː/ GOO-jee-goo; Marshallese: Kōn̄e-jekāān-eņ, [kɤŋeːzʲɛɡæːnʲɛːnˠ]).^[2]

Gugeegue is just south of the Bigej Pass, which separates it from Bigej islet. ^[3][4]

Map

1943 map of Central Gugegwe. Today a causeway links it to islands to the south

References

1. Boer, B.; Harding, E.; Centre, IUCN Environmental Law (1996). Environmental Law in the South Pacific: Consolidated Report of the Reviews of Environmental Law in the Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Kingdom of Tonga, Republic of the Marshall Islands and Solomon Islands. IUCN environmental policy and law paper. IUCN. p. 169. ISBN 978-2-8317-0163-9. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
2. "Marshallese-English Dictionary - Place Name Index". www.trussel2.com. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
3. "Gugeegue Island, Marshall Islands". itouchmap.com. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
4. "Guegeegue Dispensary". health-centers.healthgrove.com. Archived from the original on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.

Further reading

• Foreign assistance : U.S. funds to two Micronesian nations had little impact on economic development : report to congressional requesters. DIANE Publishing. p. 57. ISBN 978-1-4289-7153-0. Retrieved September 30, 2017.

External links

• "Issues and Options in the Energy Sector". Annex E. July 31, 1992. The World Bank.

8°50′56″N 167°44′36″E