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Uman, Chuuk
Uman is a municipality of Chuuk, in the 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 includes Uman Island and uninhabited Kuop Atoll. References Statoids.com retrieved December 8, 2010 *http://islands.unep.ch/CLV.htm Municipalities of Chuuk State {{Micronesia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuuk State
Chuuk State (; also known as Truk) is one of the four states of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). It consists of several island groups: Nomoneas, Faichuk, Faichuuk, the Hall Islands, Namonuito Atoll (Magur Islands), Pattiw (Western Islands), and the Nomoi Islands, Mortlock Islands. Chuuk is by far the FSM's most populous state, with 50,000 inhabitants on . Chuuk Lagoon is where most people live. Weno island, in the lagoon, is Chuuk's state capital and the country's biggest city. It may Proposed Chuukese independence referendum, hold a referendum on independence in the near future, although this referendum has been repeatedly postponed. History Indigenous settlement Chuuk was first settled by Austronesian peoples, Austronesians, believed to be from the Lapita culture of Island Melanesia. Archaeological evidence indicates that islands of Fefan, Feefen and Wééné Islands had human settlements in the second and first century BCE. Later evidence indicates that widespread ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Administrative divisions of the Federated States of Micronesia#States, states—from west to east: Yap State, Yap, Chuuk State, Chuuk, Pohnpei State, Pohnpei, and Kosrae—that span the western Pacific just north of the equator for a Longitude, longitudinal distance of almost . Together, the states comprise around 607 islands and a combined land area of approximately . The entire island nation lies across the northern Pacific accordingly: northeast of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, south of Guam and the Marianas, west of Nauru and the Marshall Islands, east of Palau and the Philippines, about north of eastern Australia, southeast of Japan, and some southwest of Honolulu of the Hawaiian Islands. The country's total land area is relatively ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uman Island
Uman Island is an island of Uman municipality in Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia, with an area of 4.70 km². Highest elevation is Mt. Uroras with 273 meters. Traditionally and before European contact, Uman had been subdivided into six districts. These are listed clockwise, starting in the North:Edwin Horace Bryan: Guide to place names in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands: (the Marshall, Caroline and Mariana Islands) (Paperback). Honolulu: Pacific Scientific Information Center, 1971: Car.16, p. 169 #Machon #Punitu #Nukanap #Iluk #Küchu #Peken During World War II the United States Navy built Naval Base at Uman Island, Truk Lagoon, Fleet Post Office #3048. The United States Fourth Fleet used Uman Island for anchorage, a PT Boat A PT boat (short for patrol torpedo boat) was a motor torpedo boat used by the United States Navy in World War II. It was small, fast, and inexpensive to build, and it was valued for its maneuverability and speed. However, PT bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuop Atoll
KUOP (91.3 FM) is an NPR-member radio station, licensed to Stockton, California, United States. The station is currently owned by California State University, Sacramento and is part of the news network of CapRadio (formerly Capital Public Radio). From 1947 to 2000, KUOP was the radio station of the University of the Pacific. Capital Public Radio began leasing out KUOP's air time in 2000 and bought the facility outright in 2007. History KCVN The College of the Pacific applied to build a new FM radio station on December 9, 1944. ( Guide to reading History Cards) The Federal Communications Commission approved the application on June 27, 1946, and KCVN began broadcasting on September 22, 1947, at 7 p.m. (The KCOP call letters were held by a police facility in Texas which showed no interest in giving them up.) While KCVN was the first broadcasting facility operated by the college, Pacific had a lengthy history in radio. Under director John Crabbe, it established the second radio maj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
