Minto Reef

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Minto Reef
NASA satellite image
NASA satellite image
Waters Pacific Ocean
archipelago Carolines
Geographical location 8 ° 10 ′  N , 154 ° 20 ′  E Coordinates: 8 ° 10 ′  N , 154 ° 20 ′  E
Minto Reef (Federated States of Micronesia)
Minto Reef
Number of islands 1
Main island (Sandbar)
length 8 kilometers
width 6 km
Land area > 0dep1
Lagoon area 32.2 km²
total area 44.5 km²
Highest elevation 1.8  m
Residents uninhabited

Minto Reef is a largely flooded atoll in the northwest of the state of Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia . It is 433 km northwest of the state's main island, Pohnpei .

geography

The Minto Reef encloses a lagoon with an area of ​​over 32 square kilometers. In the south of the reef there are several passages into the lagoon. Minto Reef is simultaneously the northernmost and westernmost atoll of the state of Pohnpei.

The closest landmass is Oroluk Atoll 100 km further southeast. Near the northernmost point is a sandbar that reaches a height of 1.8 meters, which is still not considered land.

There are no other islands.

history

Like the nearest atoll Oroluk, the Minto Reef was discovered by Arellano in 1565 .

natural reserve

The Minto Reef Marina Area of ​​Biodiversity Significance was created around the Minto Reef , with a total area of ​​4204.2 hectares .

In 1999, the state of Pohnpei created the Minto Reef Marine Sanctuary . This protects a spawning area of ​​the grouper .

administration

Minto Reef belonged to the Oroluk parish , which was mentioned in the 1980 census (with a population of 6), as one of twelve parishes of Pohnpei. The constitution of the state of Pohnpei, however, no longer mentions Oroluk as a municipality , but only lists eleven municipalities. Oroluk and Minto Reef are then community-free ( Areas Outside the Local Governments ) and are therefore directly subordinate to the state government of Pohnpei.

Individual evidence

  1. Satellite image with measuring tools
  2. Sailing Directions (Enroute), Pub. 126, Pacific Ocean (PDF; 5.1 MB)
  3. MARINE BIODIVERSITY OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA, Report prepared by Mr. Ahser Edward for the FSM National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan Project, February 2002 ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 87 kB) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.sprep.org
  4. Page no longer available , search in web archives: Minto Reef Marina Area of ​​Biodiversity Significance@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.pbif.org
  5. Minto Reef Marine Sanctuary ( Memento of the original from September 27, 2011 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / conserveonline.org
  6. Pohnpei State Census 2000 (English; PDF; 3.7 MB)
  7. ^ Constitution of Pohnpei, Art. 14, Local Governments

literature

Paul F. Holthus, JE Maragos, J. Naughton, C. Dahl, D. David, A. Edward, M. Gawel and S. Liphei: Oroluk Atoll and Minto Reef resource survey. East-West Center, Program on Environment, Honolulu 1993, 94 pages.