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Bokak Atoll (also known as Taongi Atoll) is an uninhabited 3.2 square kilometer atoll located in the Pacific Ocean at 14°32′N 169°00′E / 14.533°N 169.000°E / 14.533; 169.000. It consists of eleven islands surrounding a 78 square kilometer lagoon. It is above the Marshall Islands and is located in the Ratak Chain.
The first European to record discovering Bokak was Alonso de Salazar, a Spanish explorer, on August 21, 1526.
Bokak (as Taongi Islands) is claimed by the Government of the Dominion of Melchizedek, a government recognized by at least one UN member state. According to the Washington Post, Melchizedek was officially recognized by the Central African Republic in 1993. This claim over Taongi was apparently deemed unjustified by the Marshall Islands Government before the United Nations on April 23, 1998, however, in 1999 the Marshallese Iroijlaplap and recognized owner of Taongi gave a speech on CBS Australian television stating that he granted to Melchizedek a 50 years sovereignty lease over Taongi Atoll.
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