Ailuk Atoll (10°12'N., 169°59'E.), about 42 miles NE of Likiep, consists of numerous islets, some 6.1m high and most of which lie on the E side of the atoll. There is an islet on each of the W and SW extremities. Ailuk Island, the SE extremity of the atoll, is the center of population and activities. There is a stone pier on the NW shore of the island and also a church.

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