Helen Reef

This article covers the reef in the Pacific. For the shoals near the Atlantic island of Rockall, see Helen's Reef .

Helen Reef
NASA image
Waters	Pacific Ocean
Geographical location	2 ° 54 '  N , 131 ° 48'  E Coordinates: 2 ° 54 '  N , 131 ° 48'  E
Number of islands	1
Main island	Helen Island
length	25 km
width	10 km
Land area	3 ha
Lagoon area	103 km²
total area	163 km²
Residents	3
Map of the atoll

The Helen Reef (Engl. Helen's Reef ), also Hotsarihie called, is one in flood almost completely flushed Atoll in the south Pacific Ocean . It is located about 75 km east of the island of Tobi and, like this, belongs to the administrative area of Hatohobei of the island republic of Palau .

The atoll is 25 km long and almost 10 km wide. Including the lagoon (103 km²) and the numerous shallow coral reefs , it has a total area of ​​around 163 km².

In 1767, the HMS Swallow ran under Captain Philip Carteret from New Guinea to Manila (Philippines) and "discovered" islands in the southwest of Palau, such as the Helen Reef on September 8th.

From 1901 until the First World War , the reef was part of German New Guinea .

In the north of the atoll, the area of Helen Island is included. There is a permanently manned ranger station on the island. Therefore the Helen Reef is counted among the nine inhabited islands of the Republic of Palau.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ (2006). The International journal of nautical archeology, volumes 35-36 (p. 357). Academic Press (for the Nautical Archeology Society )
2. ↑ Helenariff or Helenriff, in: Heinrich Schnee (Hrsg.): Deutsches Kolonial-Lexikon . Volume II, Quelle & Meyer, Leipzig 1920, p. 54.
3. ↑ Republic of Palau 2002-2003 Statistical Yearbook ( Memento of the original from November 13, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 1.2 MB)  

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