Jemo Island Atoll (
Marshallese: or , ) is an uninhabited
coral island in the Pacific Ocean, in the
Ratak Chain of the
Marshall Islands north-east of
Likiep Atoll. The island is oval-shaped and occupies the southwestern end of a narrow
submarine ridge that extends to the northeast for several kilometers. Its total land area is only . The island is traditionally held as a food reserve for the family of Joachim and Lijon deBrum, passed down to Lijon debrum from Iroijlaplap Lobareo and is owned by the current Likiep land-owning families of Joachim and Lijon debrum, grandkids of Iroijlaplap Jortõka of Ratak Eañ. There is also a shipwreck of unknown origin on the west side of the island.
First recorded sighting of Jemo Island by Europeans was by the Spanish expedition of
Miguel López de Legazpi
Miguel López de Legazpi (12 June 1502 – 20 August 1572), also known as '' El Adelantado'' and ''El Viejo'' (The Elder), was a Spaniard who, from the age of 26, lived and built a career in Mexico (then the Viceroyalty of New Spain) and, i ...
on 10 January 1565. It was charted as ''Los Pajaros'' (The Birds in Spanish).
[Coello, Francisco "Conflicto hispano-alemán" ''Boletín de Sociedad Geográfica de Madrid'', t.XIX. 2º semestre 1885, Madrid, p.286]
See also
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Desert island
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List of islands
References
Marshall Islands site*
Uninhabited islands of the Marshall Islands
Ratak Chain
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