Kayangel (Atoll)

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Kayangel Atoll
Satellite image of the atoll
Satellite image of the atoll
Waters Pacific Ocean
archipelago Palau Islands
Geographical location 8 ° 4 ′  N , 134 ° 42 ′  E Coordinates: 8 ° 4 ′  N , 134 ° 42 ′  E
Kayangel (Atoll) (Palau)
Kayangel (Atoll)
Number of islands 4th
Main island Kayangel
Land area 1.39 km²dep1
Lagoon area 5.9 km²dep1
Residents 138 (2002)
Map of the Kayangel Atoll
Map of the Kayangel Atoll

The Kayangel Atoll (also: Ngcheangel ) is located in the north of the Pacific island republic of Palau , about 64 km north of the capital Melekeok . Administratively, the atoll belongs to the Palau state of the same name, Kayangel .

The atoll measures 3.7 km from north to south and is 2 km wide, with a total area of ​​approximately 6 km² including the lagoon . This is an average of 6 m and a maximum of 9.6 m deep. Around 25 large coral columns can be made out on aerial photographs. On the west side of the atoll there is a narrow opening ( Ulach Boat Pass ) through which boats can pass into the lagoon.

Kayangel has four forested islands along the eastern and southern reef rim , of which only the island of Kayangel ( Ngajangel ) in the northeast is inhabited. The other islands in the atoll, including Ngeriungs , Ngerebelas and Orak, are not inhabited.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ geonames.org .