Faichuk Islands
| Faichuk Islands | ||
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 (Faichuk Islands to the west) |
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| Waters | Pacific Ocean | |
| archipelago | Chuuk atoll | |
| Geographical location | 7 ° 21 ′ N , 151 ° 37 ′ E | |
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| Number of islands | 16 | |
| Main island | Tol | |
| Total land area | 42.04 | |
| Residents | 16,023 (2008) | |
The Faichuk Islands are a group of islands in the southwestern part of the Chuuk Atoll , Federated States of Micronesia .
The main island is Tol . The island group also includes the inhabited islands of Wonei , Polle and Paata in the immediate vicinity of Tol, as well as the islands of Eot , Romonum , Fanapanges and Udot further east .
In addition, some small, uninhabited islands belong to the archipelago, namely Kunu and Fanesich west of Romonum , Fanurmot and Fourup south of Fanapanges , Onamue west of Polle and the small sandy island Pisan north of Udot . From the extensive mangrove area between the main islands Wonei and Paata rise the small islands Onas and Anakun , which are only accessible through narrow boat channels that were created through the mangrove thicket.
The islands at a glance:
| island | Area ( km² ) |
Height m |
Population 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tol | 10.32 | 443 | 5495 |
| Wonei | 10.05 | 180 | 1073 |
| Pollen | 9.38 | 186 | 2662 |
| Udot | 4.93 | 241 | 2008 |
| Paata | 4.41 | 185 | 2103 |
| Fanapanges | 1.57 | 124 | 784 |
| Romonum | 0.75 | 55 | 1491 |
| Eot | 0.49 | 62 | 407 |
| Kunu | 0.012 | 2 | 0 |
| Fanesich | 0.006 | ... | 0 |
| Fanurmot | 0.016 | 2 | 0 |
| Fourup | 0.012 | ... | 0 |
| Onamue | 0.051 | 3 | 0 |
| Onas | 0.015 | 13 | 0 |
| Anakun | 0.024 | 19th | 0 |
| Pisan | 0.0002 | 1 | 0 |
| Faichuk Islands | 42.04 | 443 | 16023 |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ State Title V Block Grant Narrative, State: FM, Application Year: 2007 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Areas for Tol, Wonei, Polle and Paata measured in proportion, other areas from: 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 ( acres converted to km²). Chuuk 1989 Census of Population and Housing ( Memento of the original from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Page 52; PDF; 746 kB) gives significantly different area information (including a much larger total area 49.86 km²), which u. a. suggest another demarcation between Tol and Wonei.
