Undersea divingUndersea diving © Digital Archive Japan / age fotostock
The 34 islands (among which 29 atolls), comprising of 1,225 tiny islands and 870 coral reefs form a double vertical line, the Ratak (sunrise) range in the east and in the Ralik (sunset) range in the west. Contrary to the high volcanic islands which are common in Micronesia, there is no island with a particularly high alitude (the highest point is only 32 ft above the sea level!).