马绍尔群岛 英文介绍.pptVIP

马绍尔群岛  12/3/11 zlgc Introduce The Republic of the Marshall Islands is a Micronesian(密克罗尼西亚语的) nation of atolls and islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, just west of the International Date Line and just north of the Equator. It Covers an area of 181.3 square kilometers, As of July 2011 the population was 67,182. flag seal Geography The islands are located north of Nauru (瑙鲁) and Kiribati(基里巴斯), east of the Federated States of Micronesia(密克罗尼西亚联邦), and south of the U.S. territory of Wake Island(威克岛). A little abstract? OK...Lets try to find the islands at the google map. Geography The country consists of 29 atolls and 5 isolated islands. The atolls and islands form two groups: the Ratak(拉达克) Chain and the Ralik(拉力克) Chain ,they also have the meaning sunrise and sunset. Only 24 of them are inhabited . Seems a small country, but this island have suffered great harm. So, next I will tell you the history of this island, even it seems not so bright. history Early in 1885 a German trading company settled on the islands . Turing the World War I, Japanese troops occupied the atoll of Jaluit(贾卢伊特), the administrative center of the Marshall Islands. history In World War II, the United States invaded and occupied the islands in 1944, destroying or isolating the Japanese soldiers. Nuclear tests after World War II From 1946 to 1958,, the U.S. tested 67 nuclear weapons in the Marshall Islands,including the largest nuclear test the U.S. ever conducted,Castle Bravo.In 1956, the Atomic Energy Commission regarded the Marshall Islands as by far the most contaminated place in the world. So this is the terrible bomb Independence The independence procedure was eventually completed under international law in 1990. Both the battle and nuclear test at the Marshall Islands caused much irreparable damage. So whats the islands looks like now? Lets have a look. Capital Majuro , a 30-mile-long atoll, is the captial and main urban center of the Rep