Laura, Marshall Islands
{{Short description|Town in the Marshall Islands}}
File:Laura beach n tree (170671778).jpg
Laura (Marshallese: {{lang|mh|Ļora}}, {{IPAc-mh|lhewrah}})[http://www.trussel2.com/MOD/MED2L.htm#%E1%B8%B7ora Marshallese-English Dictionary - Place Name Index] is an island town situated in Marshall Islands. It is located in the west of Majuro Atoll. At approximately {{Convert|10|ft|}} above sea level, Laura has the highest elevation of any islands in the Majuro Atoll. Marshall Islands International Airport is located on the island of Laura. A road connects the island of Laura to Djarrit.
On January 30, 1944, United States troops invaded and built a large base, Naval Base Majuro.{{Cite web|url=https://marshall.csu.edu.au/Marshalls/html/WWII/Majuro_Base.html|title=Marshall Islands -- Building the Navy's Bases -- Majuro Naval Base|website=marshall.csu.edu.au|date=9 October 2005 }}[https://pacificwrecks.com/provinces/marshall_majuro_atoll.html Majuro Atoll]pacificwrecks.com
The town was named by World War II GIs in reference to American actress Lauren Bacall.Marshall Islands - Post Report - E Diplomat. N.p., n.d. Web. August 13, 2014. [http://www.ediplomat.com/np/post_reports/pr_mh.htm Marshall Islands - Post Report - E Diplomat]{{cite web|title=Marshall Islands|url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Marshall_Islands.aspx|publisher=Encyclopedia.com|accessdate=13 August 2014|quote=The inhabited islands along the southern side of Majuro Atoll have been joined over time by landfill and a bridge to form a 30-mile road from Rita, on the extreme eastern end, to Laura, at the western end. Both villages were so code-named by U.S. forces in World War II after favorite pinups Rita Hayworth and Lauren Bacall.}} Djarrit, also known as Rita, was named in the same period for actress Rita Hayworth.{{cite book|last=Friend|first=Tad|title=Lost in Mongolia: Travels in Hollywood and Other Foreign Lands|url=https://archive.org/details/lostinmongoliatr00frie|url-access=registration|date=27 February 2001|publisher=Random House Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-679-64705-8|page=[https://archive.org/details/lostinmongoliatr00frie/page/259 259]}}
Climate
{{Weather box
|location = Laura
|single line = Yes
|metric first = Yes
|Jan high F = 84
|Feb high F = 84.6
|Mar high F = 85.8
|Apr high F = 85
|May high F = 85.8
|Jun high F = 85.8
|Jul high F = 86.1
|Aug high F =85.5
|Sep high F = 84.9
|Oct high F = 84.5
|Nov high F =84.6
|Dec high F = 85.2
|year high F = 85.2
|Jan low F = 76.1
|Feb low F = 75.7
|Mar low F = 76.6
|Apr low F = 76.7
|May low F = 76.4
|Jun low F = 75.5
|Jul low F = 75.3
|Aug low F = 75.3
|Sep low F = 75.5
|Oct low F = 75.1
|Nov low F = 75.8
|Dec low F = 75.8
|year low F = 75.8
|Jan precipitation inch = 8.2
|Feb precipitation inch =5.7
|Mar precipitation inch = 6.7
|Apr precipitation inch = 8.4
|May precipitation inch = 11
|Jun precipitation inch = 8.9
|Jul precipitation inch = 11.9
|Aug precipitation inch = 10.2
|Sep precipitation inch = 11.4
|Oct precipitation inch = 12.6
|Nov precipitation inch = 11.8
|Dec precipitation inch = 9.2
|year precipitation inch = 115.9
{{cite web
|url =http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=993419&refer=wikipedia |title =Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Laura, Marshall Islands
|publisher=Weatherbase
|year=2011
}}
Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
|date=November 2011
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{{Coord|7|08|16|N|171|02|56|E|region:US_type:city(100)|display=title}}
Category:Populated places in the Marshall Islands
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