Ralik Islands

Japanese: Ralik Islands(英語表記)RalikIslands
Ralik Islands

…It consists of 34 atolls and coral reef islands. It is divided into two island chains that run north and south, about 150 km apart, the eastern one called the Ratak Islands (meaning "sunrise") and the western one called the Ralik Islands (meaning "sunset"). In 1529, part of the archipelago was discovered by the Spanish explorer Álvaro Saavedra. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Ralik Islands" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…34の環礁,サンゴ礁島からなる。互いに約150kmを隔てて南北にのびる二つの島列に分かれ,東側をラタック諸島Ratak Islands(〈日の出〉の意),西側をラリック諸島Ralik Islands(〈日没〉の意)と呼ぶ。 1529年スペインの探検家サーベドラÁlvaro Saavedraによって諸島の一部が〈発見〉された。…

※「Ralik Islands」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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