Sonsorol Islands

Sonsorol Islands
NASA satellite image of the two Sonsorol Islands
Waters	Pacific Ocean
Geographical location	5 ° 21 '  N , 132 ° 14'  E Coordinates: 5 ° 21 '  N , 132 ° 14'  E
Number of islands	2
Main island	Dongosaro
Total land area	1.9 km²
Residents	24
Location of the Sonsorol Islands

The Sonsorol Islands (formerly also Sonsol Islands or Sonserol ) are a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean . Politically, they belong to the Sonsorol administrative area of the island republic of Palau . The islands are over 300 kilometers away from the main Palau island of Babeldaob .

The group consists of two small islands about 1.5 kilometers apart : Dongosaro , the main island, and the uninhabited island of Fanna .

See also

• South West Islands (Palau)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Sonsolinseln in: German colonial lexicon , Volume III, Leipzig 1920, S. 375th

Web links

• Website Sonsorol Islands ( Engl. )