Orrak
| Orrak | ||
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| Waters | Pacific Ocean | |
| Archipelago | Carolines | |
| Geographical location | 7 ° 21 ' N , 134 ° 34' E | |
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| Residents | uninhabited | |
Orrak (also: Arukodorokkuru-tō , Gorrak Island , Korak , Ngarekedlukl ) is an island in the island state of Palau in the Pacific Ocean .
geography
The island in the territory of the administrative state of Airai (i.e. an administrative area ) is located in a bay in the south of Babeldaob . Together with Dlebebai and Chesechosou and Ngkesill , it forms the transition between Garreru on the Toachel Mid (W) canal and Ngerduais , which closes the bay in the east. The island is connected to Airai settlement by the ancient Orrak Causeway . There is an old burial place and stone money quarries . The coastline is characterized by mangroves and the rugged structure of the former reef crown . The island is densely forested and uninhabited. The island is relatively large in size to the other motu in the bay. It stretches from the mainland coast in the north to the fringing reef in the south. The southernmost point is Bkul Klim ( ⊙ ).
Individual evidence
literature
- Republic of Palau Adventure and Dive Guide. Guide to the undisputed Best Diving in the World. Franko Maps Ltd. 2016.