Zohhoiiyoru Bank
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| Waters | Pacific Ocean | |
| archipelago | Carolines | |
| Geographical location | 9 ° 52 ' N , 139 ° 57' E | |
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| Number of islands | 2 | |
| Main island | Iar (Yaaor) | |
| Land area | 26 ha | |
| Lagoon area | approx. 50 km² | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
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The Zohhoiiyoru Bank is a largely flooded, sunken atoll in the Western Caroline Islands . It is located in the western part of the state of Yap of the Federated States of Micronesia .
The bank is located 26 km east of the southern tip of Ulithi Atoll and 190 km northeast of Yap Island . The closest islands are the Turtle Islands four kilometers further west.
Most of the Zohhoiiyoru Bank has depths of 10 to 20 meters. The structure is 22 km long, with a north-south orientation, and up to 4 km wide. Only in the extreme northwest are two small uninhabited and forested islands with coral reefs (with area data):
- Iar (Yaaor, 16 hectares)
- Gielap (Giil'ab, 10 hectares)
Zohhoiiyoru Bank is on the same large seamount as Ulithi Atoll and the Turtle Islands.
Administratively, the Zohhoiiyoru Bank - as well as the neighboring small archipelago of the Turtle Islands - belongs to the municipality of Ulithi .
The atoll's two islands, Gielap and Iar, are part of the Turtle Islands Conservation Area , which also includes the three islands of the Turtle Islands group . The area aims to protect the breeding areas of sea turtles and sea birds .
Web links
- Satellite image at Oceandots ( Memento from December 23, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- Sailing Directions (Enroute) Vol. 126 Pacific Islands (PDF; 5.1 MB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ PDF at scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu
- ↑ The Federated States of Micronesia: National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan, 2003 (PDF; 1.1 MB)
