Sapwuahfik

Sapwuahfik
ISS photo mosaic of the atoll (main island Ngatik far left)
Waters	Pacific Ocean
archipelago	Carolines
Geographical location	5 ° 49 ′  N , 157 ° 17 ′  E Coordinates: 5 ° 49 ′  N , 157 ° 17 ′  E
Number of islands	10
Main island	Ngatik
length	22.5 km
width	9.6 km
Land area	1.75 km²
Lagoon area	78.56 km²
total area	114 km²
Residents	640 (2000)
Location of the atoll

Sapwuahfik , formerly Ngatik , is an inhabited atoll in the Micronesian state of Pohnpei . It is located about 150 kilometers southwest of the island of Pohnpei .

The wedge-shaped atoll has ten islands of very different sizes, which are exclusively located on the narrow fringing reef. The main inhabited island of Ngatik is located in the far west of the atoll.

The atoll was discovered by Felipe Tompson in 1773.

Islands

The islands clockwise, starting with the main island Ngatik in the west:  Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap

island	Area km²	location	Coordinates
Ngatik	0.906	Western tip	05 ° 47 ′ 19.0 ″  N , 157 ° 09 ′ 34.0 ″  E
Peina	0.206	north	05 ° 51 '12.0 "  N , 157 ° 17' 32.0"  E
Bigen Karakar	0.025	Northeast	05 ° 49 '48.0 "  N , 157 ° 19' 35.0"  E
Jirup	0.023	east	05 ° 48 ′ 37.0 "  N , 157 ° 20 ′ 16.0"  E
Bigen Kelang	0.047	east	05 ° 48 '03.0 "  N , 157 ° 20' 28.0"  E
Pikepe (Piken Mategan)	0.009	east	05 ° 47 '46.0 "  N , 157 ° 20' 32.0"  E
Dekehnman	0.009	Eastern tip	05 ° 47 '28.0 "  N , 157 ° 20' 41.0"  E
Wat	0.281	Eastern tip	05 ° 47 '09.0 "  N , 157 ° 20' 39.0"  E
Pikenmetkow	0.006	southeast	05 ° 46 ′ 45.0 ″  N , 157 ° 19 ′ 40.0 ″  E
Uataluk (Wateiluk)	0.039	south	05 ° 46 '30.0 "  N , 157 ° 17' 30.0"  E
Sapwuahfik (Atoll)	1.551	Fringing reef	05 ° 48 ′ 47.0 "  N , 157 ° 16 ′ 36.0"  E

The only permanently inhabited island is the main island of Ngatik. Six other islands (the largest after Ngatik) are cultivated by the inhabitants of the island of Ngatik (harvest of coconuts, cultivation of taro , pigs and chickens) and have a total of 12 accommodation huts.

Web links

Commons : Sapwuahfik  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Sapwuahfik on Oceandots ( Memento from December 23, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
• German Colonial Lexicon

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Donald W. Buden: The Reptiles of Sapwuahfik Atoll, Federated States of Micronesia ( Memento of the original from June 27, 2010 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. (PDF; 54 kB) 
2. ^ GeoNames