Marshal Islands are located in the Pacific Ocean, they got their name in honor of John Marshall, a captain and...
Marshal Islands are located in the Pacific Ocean, they got their name in honor of John Marshall, a captain and navigator from Britain.
English and marshal.
The time difference between the capital of Russia, Moscow, and the Marshall Islands is 9 hours.
The vast majority of the population are Marshals (Micronesian people), Americans and Filipinos.
Most of the population is Christian (Catholics - 8%, Protestants - 55%). The islands are also home to followers of the Assembly of God and Mormons.
The temperature regime on the islands remains constant all year round, the average annual air temperature is + 27.8 C, the sea water temperature + 20 C ... + 23 C.
On the northern atolls, the climate is tropical, trade wind, southern islands are influenced by subequatorial and marine climate.
Precipitation: 2000 - 4000 mm per year, rains occur in May-October, the dry season is celebrated in January and until the end of March.
In spring, from March to April and autumn, in September-November, serious atmospheric fronts and cyclones are possible, with them the weather changes and sea storms occur.
U.S. dollar.
Russians need a visa to enter the territory of the Marshall Islands.
All foreign and national currency can be imported and exported. You need to declare amounts over $5,000. It is impossible to transport products with a short shelf life, pornography and narcotic substances.
Fruits and plants, animals and birds can be imported into the state only if there is a document of the Ministry of Resources and Development (quarantine service).
When leaving the islands, you need to pay a tax (about $ 20).
The Marshall Islands come to swim in the cleanest waters of the Pacific Ocean, sunbathe on the coast, engage in all kinds of water sports and diving.
The most comfortable places to relax are recognized as Aylinglapalapa, Mili Island and Majuro Atoll, which is also in demand among fans of sports fishing, Laura Village in the west of the island will show the traditions of rural life. Also on this atoll is the Alele Museum, it demonstrates the cultural characteristics of the peoples of the Marshall Islands and the militari - the Majuro Pis Park memorial, which was built in memory of those killed in the battles of World War II in the Pacific Ocean.
There are traces of the Second World War on Votye Atoll: sunken ships and aircraft, equipment and weapons belonging to the Japanese.
To Bikini Atoll travelers go to engage in extreme diving, because the bay flooded ships involved in World War II: cruisers Arkansas and Prince Eugen, destroyers Guillam and Lamson, submarine SS-386. In 1946-1958, the United States tested nuclear weapons and a hydrogen bomb, so local residents were taken out of the island. Now scientists say that people are safe on the atoll, there is no threat to health.
Kwajalein is another hotspot for extreme tourism, with the atoll testing US intercontinental ballistic missiles. Access to the islands may be restricted. On the same atoll there is a cultural center.
National Micronesian cuisine is most available on distant and inaccessible islands, on the nearest in the center it is allowed to mix the cuisine of the islands with the gastronomic customs of the whole world.
Popular salads, which are prepared from algae, colocasia, coconut shavings. Fish from the sea are marinated, baked in the sun, boiled and fried. On the islands, broths of shark meat, crabs, shellfish and octopuses are cooked with coal. The main products are breadfruits, taro, pandanus, coconuts, which are taken independently and mixed with fish and various seafood.
The main drinks: tea and coffee, freshly squeezed juices from fruits and lemonade with ice, coconut milk and fresh water.
The main occupation of the islanders is coastal fishing, growing pearls and tridaknas.
From the leaves of the coconut palm, hibiscus and pandanus, the islanders skillfully weave mats designed for sleep and rest, bags, carpets, home decorations, fans and purses.
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