Oceania

Marshall Islands

Location

Oceania, group of atolls and reefs in the North Pacific Ocean, about half-way from Hawaii to Australia.

Personal security, general travel, hot weather injuries, personal hygiene, sanitation/sterilisation, clothing & equipment, emergency first aid, cultures/customs, communications, emergency shelters.

Safe to drink but sterilise if in doubt.

Low coral limestone and sand islands.

Tropical; hot and humid; wet season from May to November; islands border typhoon belt.

Infrequent typhoons.

Hepatitis A, polio, typhoid.

Inadequate supplies of potable water; pollution of Majuro lagoon from household waste and discharges from fishing vessels.

No major issues.

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