Ifalik

Ifalik
	ISS photo of the atoll
Waters	Pacific Ocean
archipelago	Carolines
Geographical location	7 ° 15 ′ N , 144 ° 27 ′ E Coordinates: 7 ° 15 ′ N , 144 ° 27 ′ E
Number of islands	3
Main island	Flalap (Ifalik)
Land area	1.47 km²
Lagoon area	2.43 km²
total area	6 km²
Residents	561 (2000)
	Yap (state) with Faraulep in the east

Ifalik (formerly Ifaluk or Wilson Islands ) is an atoll in the eastern part of the State of Yap of the Federated States of Micronesia and belongs to the archipelago of the Caroline Islands in the Pacific Ocean .

geography

Ifalik is 57 km east of Woleai and 730 southeast of the main island of Yap .

Of the original five islands on the fringing reef, Flarik, Flalap, Imoei, Ella and Elanelap, the first three (the islands in the east) have merged to form the main island of Flalap (Ifalik). The islands have a combined land area of 1.47 km², while the lagoon measures 2.43 km². The total area is about six square kilometers. The lagoon is up to 20 meters deep.

In the south of the atoll, between the islands of Ella in the west and the former island of Imoei (now part of the main island of Flalap), there is the only boat passage through the fringing reef into the lagoon. The passage is 45 meters wide and has a minimum depth of 5.5 meters. Elanelap in the west is the smallest island in the atoll. It is not shown on the map (around 1900).

At the 2000 census, the atoll had a population of 561 living in some villages on the west coast (lagoon side) of the main island.

administration

Ifalik a municipality (forms municipality ) of the State of Yap. The parish belongs to the fourth constituency of the state of Yap, one of the total of five constituencies.