Urukthapel Islands
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| Waters | Pacific Ocean | |
| archipelago | Palau Islands , Chelbacheb Islands | |
| Geographical location | 7 ° 16 ' N , 134 ° 24' E | |
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| Number of islands | about 80 | |
| Main island | Ngeructable | |
| Total land area | approx. 25 km² | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
The Urukthapel Islands , also called Ngeruktabel , are an island group of the West Pacific island republic of Palau . They belong to the archipelago of the Chelbacheb Islands ( Rock Islands ) and are four kilometers southwest of the island of Koror and three kilometers west of the Ulebsechel Islands .
The group consists of over 80 densely forested islands . By far the largest of the islands is the main island Urukthapel (Ngeruktabel), with an area of 19.09 km². All of the islands are uninhabited.
Individual evidence
- ^ Edwin Horace Bryan: Guide to place names in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands: (the Marshall, Caroline and Mariana Islands) (Paperback). Honolulu: Pacific Scientific Information Center, 1971 (Originally 7.37 sq. Mi. )
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Islands: Angaur | Arakabesan | Babeldaob | Dmasech | Dongosaro | Express Malk | Fanna | Helen Island | Kayangel | Koror | Malacal | Merir | Ngercheu | Ngeriungs | Peleliu | Pulo Anna | Tobi | Ulebsechel
Archipelagos: Palau Islands | Chelbacheb | Iberor | Kayangel | Mecherchar | Ngemelis | Ngeroi | Ngerukeuid | Sonsorol | Ulebsechel | Ulong | Urukthapel | ( Southwest Islands ) | ( Helen Reef )