Gaferut
| Gaferut | ||
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| Waters | Pacific Ocean | |
| Archipelago | Carolines | |
| Geographical location | 9 ° 13 '42 " N , 145 ° 23' 3" E | |
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| length | 600 m | |
| width | 200 m | |
| surface | 13 ha | |
| Highest elevation | 7 m | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
Gaferut is an uninhabited island in the Federated States of Micronesia . It is located in the north of the Micronesian state of Yap .
geography
Gaferut is an elongated coral island surrounded by a dense coral reef . The reef surrounding the island is around one square kilometer, the island of Gaferut only takes up 0.13 km².
Gaferut is uninhabited. The last time the census was taken in 1970 was 53 inhabitants.
From an administrative point of view , Gaferut belongs to the municipality of Faraulep , with its seat on the atoll of the same name about 100 km in the southwest.
Web links
- Oceandots: Photo u. Info ( Memento from December 23, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- UN-System-Wide Earthwatch (engl.)
- William A. Niering: Observations on Puluwat and Gaferut, Caroline Islands, Atoll Research Bulletin 76, 31 Dec 1961 (PDF; 725 kB)
Individual evidence
Islands and atolls of Yap (Federated States of Micronesia)