Dmasech

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Dmasech
Satellite image
Satellite image
Waters Pacific Ocean
Archipelago Ngemelis Islands
Geographical location 7 ° 7 '47 "  N , 134 ° 14' 2"  E Coordinates: 7 ° 7 '47 "  N , 134 ° 14' 2"  E
Dmasech (Palau)
Dmasech
length 1.1 km
width 300 m
surface 33 ha
Highest elevation 5  m
Residents uninhabited
Ngemelis Islands
Ngemelis Islands

Dmasech , also called Ngemelis (Ngemelis Island), is the main island of the Ngemelis Islands , a group of islands in the West Pacific island state of Palau in the Palau Islands archipelago . It is located 35 kilometers southeast of Koror , directly on the southeastern outer reef of Palau.

Dmasech is the largest of the Ngemelis Islands, densely forested and uninhabited. It is also the most south-westerly island of the Chelbacheb Islands , also known as the Rock Islands of Palau .

The island is often a destination for scuba divers , as the most famous Palauian diving areas (such as the Blue Holes ) are very close by .

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