The Hall Islands are a group of two large atolls in the northern part of the state of Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia.[1] In the broader sense, a third and smaller atoll is included.
Location of the Hall Islands in the Pacific Ocean
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Nomwin, the western atoll,[2] and Murilo, the eastern one,[3] are located about 9 km apart, being the emergent parts of a twin-lobed seamount. Murilo and Nomwin each harbor a population of more than 1,000 people.[1] They lie roughly 100 km to the north of Chuuk Lagoon. Uninhabited East Fayu, lying 30+ km to the west of Nomwin, is sometimes included in the Halls.[2] The three atolls together account for a dry surface of about 3.5 km2 over more than 50 islets or motus.[4]
References
edit- ^ Statoids.com, retrieved December 8, 2010
- ^ "Oceandots - Nomwin". Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Buden, D. W. (2011), "Reptiles of the Hall Islands, Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia" (PDF), Pacific Science, 65 (4), University of Hawaii Press: 497, doi:10.2984/65.4.497, S2CID 30805115
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