The entire land surface is only about 11 km largely, but includes the lagoon more than 690 km The lagoon consists predominantly of

Hauptinsel is Jabor (Jahwor) at the southeast passage of the lagoon.

The atoll belonged in former times to the German protected areas and was subordinate to an imperial commissioner. The planting - usually Kopra producing - belonged to the Jaluit society.

The Inselgruppe was discovered 1809 by captain Patterson and baptized first on the name Bonham Iceland. The German captain of Werner made Jaluit on 29 November 1878 a German commercial station German Handels-und plan day company of the South Seas islands, which changed then into the Jaluit society. Later the islands seat of a German consulate and on 15 October 1885 were go-eaten there the German flag.

After outbreak of the First World War five Japanese warships before Jaluit appeared and landed troops. The island was okkupiert combatless and the Japanese flag was drawn up on 14 October 1914.

During the Pacific war the Japanese stationed a water airplane relay on the island, which was bombarded several times in November 1943 of American B-24.

1999 consisted those inhabitant shank of Jaluit of 1.669 humans.

Related links

• Japanese Jaluit Handelsstation on Ailinglaplap (English)

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