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States Of Micronesia
The Federated States of Micronesia is a federation divided into four states, which are further divided into various cities and municipalities. States Cities and Municipalities ''Cities are written in bold.'' See also * ISO 3166-2:FM References External links * * {{Articles on first-level administrative divisions of Oceanian countries Cities A city is a human settlement of a substantial size. The term "city" has different meanings around the world and in some places the settlement can be very small. Even where the term is limited to larger settlements, there is no universally agree ... Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia, Federated States of Federated States of Micronesia geography-related lists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pulusuk
Pulusuk or Houk Island is a village and municipality in the state of Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia. It is a small island that lies at the end of a long submerged atoll An atoll () is a ring-shaped island, including a coral rim that encircles a lagoon. There may be coral islands or cays on the rim. Atolls are located in warm tropical or subtropical parts of the oceans and seas where corals can develop. Most .... Pulusuk is part of the Pattiw group, located to the west of Chuuk. The first recorded sighting by Europeans was by Spanish naval officer Juan Antonio de Ibargoitia commanding the vessel ''Filipino'' in 1799. He charted it as ''Bartolomé''. Name The name of the island goes back to Proto-Chuukic ''*t'ouka'' or ''*t'ouke''. Houk Airfield Houk Airfield consists of a paved runway that cuts through the forested south end of the island. The rudimentary airport is not serviced (no passenger terminal, no hangars or no fuel). Caroline Islands Air has cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Param, Chuuk
Param is a municipality and an island in the ''Southern Nomoneas (Shiki) Islands'' of Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia The Federated States of Micronesia (, abbreviated FSM), or simply Micronesia, is an island country in Micronesia, a region of Oceania. The federation encompasses the majority of the Caroline Islands (excluding Palau) and consists of four Admin .... Param municipality consists of Param Island, Totiw Island ( to the south) and Oan Island ( to the west). References External links www.statoids.com/yfm.html List of municipalities of Federated States of Micronesia, Retrieved 8 June 2018 Municipalities of Chuuk State {{Micronesia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onoun
Onoun, also known as Ulul, is the westernmost island of Namonuito Atoll and a municipality in Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia. Etymology The name of the island goes back to Proto-Chuukic ''*unouno''. History Pre-colonial history In pre-colonial times Onoun was an independent polity with a society organized into clans. Its people, according to oral lore, originated on Fananu. While each clan had its own chief (), the island's Traditional Chief () held power over all Onoun and was involved in customary affairs. Namonuito Atoll was part of the ''sawei'' system of tribute and trade, sending their tribute to Polowat, in a network that led to the system's head, Gagil, on Yap. As the easternmost atoll involved in ''sawei'', it had the lowest rank, therefore it did not receive tribute itself and was the first to send tribute in Yap's direction annually. The system ceased to function with German colonisation. Onoun's relations with Polowat were sour in the late 19th cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ono, Chuuk
Onou, also known as Ono, is an island in the east of Namonuito Atoll and municipality in the state of Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia The Federated States of Micronesia (, abbreviated FSM), or simply Micronesia, is an island country in Micronesia, a region of Oceania. The federation encompasses the majority of the Caroline Islands (excluding Palau) and consists of four Admin .... It has about 192 residents. retrieved December 8, 2010 References Municipalities of Chuuk State {{Micronesia-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oneop
Oneop is an island in the Mortlock Islands, and municipality in the state of Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia. retrieved December 8, 2010 It belongs to the Caroline Islands
The Caroline Islands (or the Carolines) are a widely scattered archipelago of tiny islands in the western Pacific Ocean, to the north of New Guinea. Politically, they are divided between the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) in the cen ... group.
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Nomwin
Nomwin is a large atoll, part of the Hall Islands, as well as a village and Administrative divisions of the Federated States of Micronesia#Municipalities, municipality (together with uninhabited East Fayu) in the state of Chuuk State, Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia. It is located 9 km to the SW of Murilo, Chuuk, Murilo Atoll and 82 km to the north of Chuuk Lagoon. Together with Murilo, Federated States of Micronesia, Murilo, Fananu, and Ruo, Federated States of Micronesia, Ruo, they form the Hall Islands. References Atolls of the Federated States of Micronesia Municipalities of Chuuk State {{Micronesia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nama (island)
Nama or Nema is an island and municipality in the state of Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia. It is a 1.5 km long and 0.5 km wide island part of the Eastern Islands or Upper Mortlock Islands group, located about 60 km to the ESE of Chuuk and 13 km NW of Losap. Nama is densely populated despite its small size. It had 995 inhabitants in the 2000 census. Climate Nama has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification: ''BSh'') that borders on a tropical savanna climate Tropical savanna climate or tropical wet and dry climate is a tropical climate sub-type that corresponds to the Köppen climate classification categories ''Aw'' (for a dry "winter") and ''As'' (for a dry "summer"). The driest month has less than ... (''Aw). References External linksReport of the German South Pacific Expedition 1908-1910 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namoluk
Namoluk (meaning "lagoon in the middle") is an atoll and municipality in the state of Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia. It is the smallest atoll in Micronesia, with a total surface of only 13 km2 and a land mass of less than 1 km2. Namoluk is part of the Eastern Islands or Middle Mortlock Islands group, located about 185 km to the SE of Chuuk and 50 km NW of Etal Atoll. History Prior to European colonialism in Micronesia, Namoluk was allied with Ettal, Oneop, and Lukunoch, in wars against Moch, Satawan, Kuttu, and Ta. Occasionally Namoluk would also ally with Nama to battle against Losap. Such alliances shape modern-day sense of identity and community among the different island communities. The first documented contact of the Namoluk atoll by westerners was in 1827 when Captain Richard Macy sailed by the atoll on the whaleship ''Henry''. The next year, the explorer Fyodor Litke made first foreign contact with the locals aboard the ''Senyavin' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murilo, Chuuk
Murilo is a village, atoll, and municipality in the state of Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia. It is located 9 km to the NE of Nomwin Atoll and 101 km to the NNE of Chuuk Lagoon Chuuk Lagoon, previously Truk Atoll, is an atoll in the central Pacific Ocean. It lies about 1,800 kilometres (970 nautical miles) northeast of New Guinea and is part of Chuuk State within the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). A protective .... Its population is over 1,000 people. Together with Nomwin, Ruo, and Fananu they form the Hall Islands. In 2010, the people of this small atoll ate at a "feast" of poisonous, critically endangered hawksbill turtles - 96 got seriously ill, 6 died, 4 of them children. References Municipalities of Chuuk State Islands of Chuuk State Atolls of the Federated States of Micronesia {{Micronesia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moch, Chuuk
Moch is an islet of the Satawan Atoll and a Administrative divisions of the Federated States of Micronesia#Municipalities, municipality in the state of Chuuk State, Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia. The island covers an area approximately 0.28 square km (32.58 ha), and supports a population of around 700 people. References Statoids.com retrieved December 8, 2010 Municipalities of Chuuk State Islands of Chuuk State {{Micronesia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magur (island)
Makur, also known as Magur, is a municipality in the state of Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia The Federated States of Micronesia (, abbreviated FSM), or simply Micronesia, is an island country in Micronesia, a region of Oceania. The federation encompasses the majority of the Caroline Islands (excluding Palau) and consists of four Admin ..., located in the north of Namonuito Atoll. retrieved December 8, 2010 References Municipalities of Chuuk State Islands of Chuuk State {{Micronesia-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
