Ebeye Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
island in the Marshall Islands
About Ebeye
The main income for Ebeye residents is from the relatively small number of people employed on the Kwajalein military base. The money earned supports the population of around 15,000 on 80 acres (32 hectacres) of land. Over 50% of the population is estimated to be under the age of 18, and Ebeye is one of the most densely populated places in the world. Most people are very poor. A coral reef (visible and able to be traveled at low tide) links them to Kwajalein and the rest of the outside world. A causeway at the northern end of the island provides a roadway that connects to several other islands, forming a chain of inhabited islands about 10 km (6.2 mi) long. Before the early 1950s, many Marshallese lived on small islands throughout Kwajalein Atoll. When Kwajalein island started to be used a
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