Uliga
Island district in the Marshall Islands
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Uliga (Marshallese: Wūlka, [wɯlʲ(i)ɡɑ][1]) is an island district in the Marshall Islands, located in the eastern portion of Majuro Atoll. Along with Delap and Djarrit, it forms a town known as "Delap-Uliga-Djarrit".
The terrain is about 2 metres above sea level. Variant forms of spelling for Majuro Uliga exist in several different languages: Urego To, Uliga Island, Vuleka, Ulika, Ulliga, Urega-tō, Uliga Island, Ulika, Ulliga, Urega-to, Urega-tō, Urego To, Vuleka.[2]
On January 30, 1944, United States troops invaded and built a large base, Naval Base Majuro. [3][4]
Climate
| Climate data for Kaven | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
| Average precipitation cm (inches) | 20 (8) |
17 (6.7) |
21 (8.3) |
28 (11) |
30 (11.7) |
30 (11.7) |
33 (12.9) |
29 (11.5) |
33 (12.8) |
36 (14.3) |
34 (13.3) |
28 (11.1) |
338 (133.2) |
| Source: Weatherbase [5] | |||||||||||||
