Faraulep
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Faraulep Atoll () is a coral atoll of three islands in the central Caroline Islands in the Pacific Ocean, and forms a legislative district in Yap State in the Federated States of Micronesia. Its total land area is only , but it encloses a deep central lagoon of with a single opening on the southwest side. Faraulep is located approximately southwest of Gaferut, northeast of Woleai, and east of Yap.
Key facts
- Islands.name
- Faraulep
- Islands.image_name
- NASA Faraulep.png
- Islands.image_caption
- NASA picture of Faraulep Atoll
- Islands.image_size
- 250px
- Islands.map_image
- Yap.png
- Islands.location
- North Pacific
- Islands.archipelago
- Caroline
- Islands.total_islands
- 3
- Islands.area_km2
- 0.422
- Islands.elevation_m
- 2
- Islands.population
- 221
- Islands.population_as_of
- 2000
- Islands.country
- Federated States of Micronesia
- Islands.ethnic_groups
- Micronesian
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Wikidata facts
- Area
- 0.422
- Image
- NASA Faraulep.png
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Faraulep Atoll () is a coral atoll of three islands in the central Caroline Islands in the Pacific Ocean, and forms a legislative district in Yap State in the Federated States of Micronesia. Its total land area is only , but it encloses a deep central lagoon of with a single opening on the southwest side. Faraulep is located approximately southwest of Gaferut, northeast of Woleai, and east of Yap.
The population of Faraulep was 221 in 2000.
On the map
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