1355:
143:
2360:
1422:
1452:
339:
1429:
86:
1406:
of a peace settlement, while losing villages would have to accept a decline in comparative rank. In many cases lower ranked villages were required to pay tribute to higher ranked villages. Further, dietary taboos might be imposed on lower ranking villages, e.g., they might be prohibited from harvesting and eating the more desirable fish and animals of the sea. Further, within each village each family had its own rank comparative to the others.
2288:
2275:
2262:
1170:
2301:
74:
1409:
Until the arrival of the German colonizers, the caste ranking system was fluid and the ranks of villages and families changed in response to inter-village intrigues and confrontations. In the early twentieth century, however, the German colonial administration pacified Yap and enforced a prohibition
316:
swamps line much of the shore, although there are beaches on the northern and western sides of the islands. Excluding the reef area, the Yap Main
Islands are approximately 24 km long, 5–10 km wide, and 98 km. The highest elevation is 178 m (584 ft) at Mount Taabiywol in Fanif
304:), and Rumung. The four islands are encircled by a common coral reef and are separated by relatively small water features. Gagil-Tamil and Yap Proper were once linked, but in 1901 a narrow canal called the Tagireeng Canal was built to cut the two landmasses apart. Yap was formed from an uplift of the
1405:
Yapese society is based on a highly complex "caste system" involving at least seven tiers of rank. Historically, the caste rank of an entire village could rise or fall in comparison to other villages depending on how it fared in inter-village conflicts. Winning villages would rise in rank as a part
1208:
The value of the stones was kept high due to the difficulty and hazards involved in obtaining them. To quarry the stones, Yapese adventurers had to sail to distant islands and deal with local inhabitants who were sometimes hostile. Once quarried, the disks had to be transported back to Yap on rafts
1730:
1375:
The Yapese and
Neighboring Island Yapese were some of the most renowned navigators in the Pacific. Yapese sailors traveled phenomenal distances in outrigger canoes, without the aid of a compass, navigating by the stars and the patterns of ocean waves using techniques of Micronesian and
1351:", a place for the community to come together for school, dances or meetings. As with all structures on Yap, it is necessary to obtain permission before entering. There are a few men's houses that women are allowed to enter; however, people must always ask for permission.
1248:
is the currency used for everyday transactions in Yap, the stone disks are still used for more traditional or ceremonial exchange. The stone disks may change ownership during marriages, transfers of land title, or as compensation for damages suffered by an aggrieved party.
1722:
1380:. During pre-colonial times, the people of Yap established an island empire and dominion over what are now the Neighboring Islands of Yap State. Beginning in the 19th century, Yap was colonized by the Spanish, Germans, and Japanese in succession.
1243:
is fixed. The islanders know who owns which piece but do not necessarily move them when ownership changes. Their size and weight (the largest ones require 20 adult men to carry) make them very difficult to move around. Although today the
1235:
in the captain's role. Although some of the O'Keefe stones are larger than the canoe-transported stones, they are less valuable than the earlier stones due to the comparative ease with which they were obtained.
1216:
hit upon the idea of employing the Yapese to import more "money" in the form of shiploads of large stones, also from Palau. O'Keefe then traded these stones with the Yapese for other commodities such as
1193:, up to 4 m (13 ft) in diameter (most are much smaller). The smallest can be as little as 3.5 centimetres (1.4 in) in diameter. Many of them were brought from other islands, as far as
1775:
2446:
2238:
2380:
1658:, have an ongoing presence on both Yap proper and its outer islands, aimed at reducing educational disparities and inequalities in access to effective classroom instruction.
2574:
2426:
2482:
2431:
335:
Administratively, the Yap Main
Islands are divided into ten municipalities that sometimes cross the water features that divide Yap into its constituent islands.
1328:" is the "men's house"; such buildings were built on the shoreline with easy access to the sea. Prior to World War I, women had been kidnapped and taken to the
1317:" is a family house and has a roof made of woven thatch (dried palm fronds). Inside, there is one open room with no lavatory. Kitchens are separate structures (
1410:
against violent conflict. The caste ranking of each village in modern Yap thus remains the same as it was when the system was frozen in place by the
Germans.
2543:
2436:
1111:. Yap was initially settled by ancient migrants from the Malay Peninsula, the Indonesian Archipelago, New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands. The people of the
2456:
2231:
2518:
2416:
2487:
2451:
2421:
2368:
1726:
1783:
1597:
supervision. U.S. commercial rights on the island were secured by a special U.S.-Japanese treaty to that effect, concluded on 11 February 1922.
2538:
2528:
2441:
2411:
2394:
2224:
2096:
1627:
At the end of World War II, Yap was occupied by the U.S. Military. The U.S. held it and the rest of the
Caroline Islands as a trusteeship, the
1612:
strategy, although it was regularly bombed by U.S. ships and aircraft, and Yap-based
Japanese bombers did some damage in return. The Japanese
2567:
2470:
2316:
1209:
towed behind sail-driven canoes. The scarcity of the disks, and the effort and peril required to get them, made them valuable to the Yapese.
1201:. Their value is based on both the stone's size and its history. Historically the Yapese valued the disks because the material looks like
272:, inclusive of the Yap Main Islands and its various outer islands, the Yap Neighboring Islands. For specifying the island group, the name
2533:
2548:
2523:
2158:
1205:, and these were the shiniest objects available. Eventually the stones became legal tender and were even mandatory in some payments.
1950:
1442:
2583:
321:
2349:
1628:
1354:
1344:. As the island's culture was more and more influenced by the rest of the world's views on prostitution, this practice ended.
415:), with high temperature and rainy weather throughout the year, and the most humid time of the year is from June to October.
1119:, and as such have significant ethnic dissimilarities from the people of the Yap Main Islands. Their culture and languages (
1667:
1535:
1919:
1421:
2501:
105:
2190:
2120:
1810:
1682:
408:
1213:
2359:
2247:
1558:
1305:, which is ground and mixed with water and the paste shaped into a ball, typically used for tribal ceremonies.
269:
147:
142:
1647:
with the United States, Micronesian citizens and goods are allowed entry into the U.S. with few restrictions.
1464:
17:
1550:
in 1898, and subsequent loss of the
Philippines, Spain sold Yap and its other minor Pacific possessions to
2059:
2406:
1802:
1779:
1644:
1495:" ("Hello, sailors!"), which they took for Spanish but more probably reflected the missionary efforts of
1390:
404:
1982:
Patterson, Carolyn
Bennett; et al. (October 1986). "At the Birth of Nations: In the Far Pacific".
1297:" is money made of large shells about eight inches wide, pierced and tied on a coconut rope. Finally, "
1472:
2611:
1677:
1358:
Traditional style structure with stone money indicating great wealth. The first stones were mined on
85:
325:
2616:
1609:
2513:
2052:
1621:
1617:
1500:
1227:
1104:
1998:
2069:
1543:
1482:
1468:
1377:
1489:
from the local people approaching the ships in canoes, crossing themselves and calling out "
1397:, is home-ported on the island of Yap under the command of Piailug's son, Sesario Sewralur.
1336:, because only the most beautiful women would be taken there. Such a woman was called the "
1332:. Today this practice no longer occurs. Women considered it an honor to be chosen for the
1955:
1654:
was active in Yap from 1966 to 2018. Other U.S.-based non-profit organizations, including
1590:
1245:
305:
31:
312:. The land is mostly rolling hills, with densely vegetated valleys and savanna interiors.
8:
2329:
2150:
1960:
1539:
1496:
1128:
2339:
2090:
2045:
1893:
1862:
1565:
and an important international hub for cable telegraphy, with spokes branching out to
1146:'s indigenous cultures and traditions are strong compared to those of other states in
2344:
2334:
2186:
2116:
2025:
1806:
1594:
1124:
1120:
1108:
165:
73:
1854:
1522:
1136:
253:
2216:
2176:
1605:
1586:
1562:
1363:
1100:
297:
227:
160:
55:
1515:
during his voyage home. Yap also appeared in
Spanish charts as "The Chickpeas" (
1826:
Gillilland, Cora Lee C. (1975). "The Stone Money of Yap. A Numismatic Survey".
1460:
1385:
1232:
1776:"This Pacific Island Is Caught in a Global Power Struggle (And It's Not Guam)"
2600:
2293:
1643:
formed the independent nation of the
Federated States of Micronesia. Under a
1551:
1547:
1451:
1286:
1218:
1143:
962:
338:
257:
120:
107:
2115:. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin, Center for Southeast Asian Studies.
1705:
1585:). It was occupied by Japanese troops in September 1914, and passed to the
2606:
1601:
1504:
1240:
1116:
362:
2029:
1858:
2267:
1651:
1486:
1394:
1132:
347:
1503:. The original account of this story is included in the report that the
1866:
1672:
1632:
1194:
1182:
1174:
1164:
1147:
422:
Climate data for Yap Island (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1948–present)
1534:
From the 17th century until 1899, Yap was a Spanish colony within the
1285:, up to 10 feet in length. The shells come from Canet, an island near
1257:
There are four other types of currency on the Island. First there is "
2324:
2306:
1508:
1270:
1266:
1262:
1173:
A large (approximately 2.4 m in height) example of Yapese
1112:
265:
261:
1613:
1302:
1293:. Since these come from a distance, Gau is worth more than Mmbul. "
1290:
1282:
1186:
313:
1169:
1636:
1631:, under a United Nations mandate until 1986. In that year, Yap,
1582:
1542:. The Spanish used Yap as a prison for those captured during the
1190:
367:
1459:
The first recorded sighting of Yap by Europeans came during the
2280:
2151:"Japanese garrisons on the by-passed Pacific Islands 1944–1945"
1845:
Goldberg, Dror (October 2005). "Famous Myths of 'Fiat Money'".
1752:
1655:
1640:
1578:
1570:
1512:
1202:
382:
2206:
2022:
The Pacific Basin: A History of its Geographical Explorations
1620:
soldiers under the command of Colonel Daihachi Itō and 1,494
1574:
1359:
1313:
There are three types of traditional buildings on Yap. The "
1269:, three or four feet long and two feet wide, wrapped up in a
1222:
1198:
392:
387:
357:
352:
309:
2155:
Forgotten Campaign: The Dutch East Indies Campaign 1941–1942
2024:. New York: The American Geographical Society. p. 123.
1566:
377:
372:
264:. The name "Yap" in recent years has come to also refer to
2211:
1239:
Since no more disks are being produced or imported, this
252:) traditionally refers to an island group located in the
2113:
Recalling the revolution: memoirs of a Filipino general
1485:
received the same surprising greeting as previously in
1467:
in 1528. Its sighting was also recorded by the Spanish
1131:) are closely related to those of the outer islands of
1087:
Source 2: XMACIS2 (mean maxima/minima 1991–2020)
2083:
Colección de documentos inéditos del Archivo de Indias
1608:-held Yap was one of the islands bypassed in the U.S.
1507:
Fray Jerónimo de Santisteban wrote for the Viceroy of
403:
The climate type of Yap Island belongs to the typical
308:, and is referred to as a "high" island as opposed to
2207:
The Official Government Website for the Island of Yap
2148:
1790:
1475:
on 26 January 1543, who charted them as "The Reefs" (
284:
Yap is made up of four separate islands: Yap Proper (
1712:. Updated 15 June 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
2246:
2185:, Canberra: Australian National University Press,
2044:
27:Island group in the Federated States of Micronesia
1796:
1755:. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
2598:
1834:. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press.
1490:
1727:National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
2149:Takizawa, Akira; Alsleben, Allan (1999–2000).
2085:. Vol. v. Madrid. 1866. pp. 117–209.
1799:National Geographic Picture Atlas of Our World
37:Island group in Federated States of Micronesia
2232:
1828:Smithsonian Studies in History and Technology
1723:"NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access"
1526:
1516:
1476:
291:
285:
247:
241:
235:
91:
47:
2239:
2225:
2095:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (
1825:
1455:Stone money transport to Yap Island (1880)
1981:
1944:
1942:
1940:
1094:
2003:Boletín de Sociedad Geográfica de Madrid
1951:"Yap Facts – A Primer on Yapese Culture"
1918:del Rey, Sister Maria (14 August 1962).
1891:
1844:
1450:
1353:
1168:
337:
2175:Spate, Oskar Hermann Khristian (1979),
2110:
2104:
1920:"Safari By Jet Through Africa And Asia"
1917:
1561:naval communications center before the
322:Nimpal Channel Marine Conservation Area
14:
2599:
2350:Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
1996:
1937:
1745:
1629:Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
1593:in 1919 as a mandated territory under
1197:, but most came in ancient times from
2220:
2174:
2065:
2042:
2019:
1892:Buchanan, Neil H. (7 February 2013).
1767:
1710:Yapese Dictionary: English Finderlist
2161:from the original on 6 January 2016.
2101:, vol.xiv (Madrid, 1870), pp.151–65.
2047:The discovery of the Pacific Islands
1948:
1847:Journal of Money, Credit and Banking
1668:2007 Yap Islands Zika virus outbreak
1536:Captaincy General of the Philippines
1446:Location of Yap in the Pacific Ocean
1308:
1212:In 1874, Irish American sea captain
2051:. Oxford: Clarendon Press. p.
1773:
1715:
1400:
1347:Largest of the three types is the "
1252:
1189:-shaped, carved disks of (usually)
180:308 km (118.9 sq mi)
24:
1366:some 450 kilometers (280 mi).
188:100 km (38.7 sq mi)
25:
2628:
2200:
1733:from the original on 17 July 2023
1383:The double-hulled voyaging canoe
1115:outer islands are descendants of
330:
2358:
2299:
2286:
2273:
2260:
1683:Constitution of the State of Yap
1427:
1420:
1177:(Rai) in the village of Gachpar
141:
84:
72:
2168:
2142:
2137:League of Nations Treaty Series
2129:
2075:
2036:
2013:
1990:
1975:
1911:
1797:Mary B. Dickenson, ed. (1991).
1301:" is the name of money made of
2248:Federated States of Micronesia
1885:
1873:
1838:
1819:
1774:Lin, Daniel (15 August 2017).
1699:
1289:, from Ponape itself and from
1185:, known as Rai, or Fei: large
1158:
1139:is used as a common language.
270:Federated States of Micronesia
148:Federated States of Micronesia
13:
1:
2111:Alvarez, Santiago V. (1992).
1688:
1546:. After their defeat by the
1370:
1321:) outside the family houses.
317:municipality on Yap Proper.
2178:The Pacific Since Magellan,
2009:. Madrid: 233–234, 238, 282.
1693:
279:
7:
2407:Compact of Free Association
1949:Engle, Tim; Orr, Francine.
1803:National Geographic Society
1661:
1645:Compact of Free Association
1428:
1391:Polynesian Voyaging Society
1340:" (resident female) of the
1107:, more specifically to the
1035:Average precipitation days
751:Mean daily minimum °F (°C)
611:Mean daily maximum °F (°C)
405:tropical rainforest climate
10:
2633:
1999:"Conflicto hispano-alemán"
1997:Coello, Francisco (1885).
1413:
1162:
1153:
1086:
1081:
421:
398:
319:
29:
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2509:
2500:
2478:
2469:
2402:
2393:
2376:
2367:
2356:
2315:
2255:
2020:Brand, Donald D. (1967).
1678:William Henry Furness III
1034:
960:
890:
820:
750:
680:
610:
540:
470:
465:
462:
459:
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438:
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429:
426:
213:
205:
200:
192:
184:
176:
171:
158:
153:
136:
101:
83:
71:
64:
42:
326:Yap tropical dry forests
196:178 m (584 ft)
2139:, vol. 12, pp. 202–211.
1473:Ruy López de Villalobos
1273:sheath. Then there is "
1261:" which is a length of
301:
292:
286:
248:
242:
236:
234:, sometimes written as
231:
92:
48:
2043:Sharp, Andrew (1960).
1622:Imperial Japanese Navy
1618:Imperial Japanese Army
1527:
1517:
1501:Portuguese East Indies
1492:Buenos días Matelotes!
1491:
1477:
1456:
1367:
1178:
1105:Austronesian languages
1095:Language and ethnicity
343:
78:Map of the Yap Islands
1859:10.1353/mcb.2005.0052
1581:(on the north tip of
1544:Philippine Revolution
1483:Villalobos expedition
1454:
1378:Polynesian navigation
1357:
1265:, the cloth used for
1181:Yap is known for its
1172:
1163:Further information:
821:Mean minimum °F (°C)
541:Mean maximum °F (°C)
341:
320:Further information:
217:37/km (96/sq mi)
2381:Divisions and places
1956:The Kansas City Star
1591:Treaty of Versailles
1443:class=notpageimage|
1393:to master navigator
1246:United States dollar
1117:Micronesian settlers
471:Record high °F (°C)
306:Philippine Sea Plate
214: • Density
32:Yap (disambiguation)
30:For other uses, see
2427:Electoral districts
2330:Spanish East Indies
2212:Yap Visitors Bureau
1984:National Geographic
1880:The Washington Post
1780:National Geographic
1540:Spanish East Indies
1228:His Majesty O'Keefe
891:Record low °F (°C)
681:Daily mean °F (°C)
342:A detailed Yap map.
117: /
90:Map of Yap Proper (
2483:Telecommunications
2340:South Seas Mandate
1786:on 17 August 2017.
1499:, governor of the
1465:Álvaro de Saavedra
1457:
1368:
1179:
344:
206: • Total
177: • Total
2592:
2591:
2557:
2556:
2496:
2495:
2465:
2464:
2447:Political parties
2432:Foreign relations
2389:
2388:
2345:Battle of Peleliu
2335:German New Guinea
1782:'. Archived from
1595:League of Nations
1309:Living structures
1281:", a necklace of
1109:Oceanic languages
1091:
1090:
221:
220:
185: • Land
166:Charles S. Chieng
121:9.500°N 138.117°E
16:(Redirected from
2624:
2612:Caroline Islands
2577:
2570:
2507:
2506:
2476:
2475:
2400:
2399:
2374:
2373:
2362:
2305:
2303:
2302:
2292:
2290:
2289:
2279:
2277:
2276:
2266:
2264:
2263:
2241:
2234:
2227:
2218:
2217:
2195:
2182:The Spanish Lake
2163:
2162:
2146:
2140:
2133:
2127:
2126:
2108:
2102:
2100:
2094:
2086:
2079:
2073:
2063:
2057:
2056:
2050:
2040:
2034:
2033:
2017:
2011:
2010:
1994:
1988:
1987:
1979:
1973:
1972:
1970:
1968:
1963:on 1 August 2013
1959:. Archived from
1946:
1935:
1934:
1932:
1930:
1915:
1909:
1908:
1906:
1904:
1894:"Money Is Magic"
1889:
1883:
1877:
1871:
1870:
1842:
1836:
1835:
1823:
1817:
1816:
1794:
1788:
1787:
1771:
1765:
1764:
1762:
1760:
1749:
1743:
1742:
1740:
1738:
1719:
1713:
1703:
1616:comprised 4,423
1557:Yap was a major
1530:
1520:
1494:
1480:
1431:
1430:
1424:
1401:Social structure
1389:, gifted by the
1253:Other currencies
1225:. The 1954 film
1038:
419:
418:
295:
290:), Gagil-Tamil (
289:
274:Yap Main Islands
254:Caroline Islands
251:
245:
239:
146:
145:
132:
131:
129:
128:
127:
122:
118:
115:
114:
113:
110:
95:
88:
76:
59:
51:
40:
39:
21:
2632:
2631:
2627:
2626:
2625:
2623:
2622:
2621:
2597:
2596:
2593:
2588:
2580:
2573:
2566:
2553:
2544:Public holidays
2492:
2461:
2437:Law enforcement
2385:
2363:
2354:
2311:
2300:
2298:
2287:
2285:
2274:
2272:
2261:
2259:
2251:
2245:
2203:
2193:
2171:
2166:
2147:
2143:
2134:
2130:
2123:
2109:
2105:
2088:
2087:
2081:
2080:
2076:
2064:
2060:
2041:
2037:
2018:
2014:
1995:
1991:
1980:
1976:
1966:
1964:
1947:
1938:
1928:
1926:
1916:
1912:
1902:
1900:
1890:
1886:
1878:
1874:
1843:
1839:
1824:
1820:
1813:
1805:. p. 235.
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1791:
1772:
1768:
1758:
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1750:
1746:
1736:
1734:
1721:
1720:
1716:
1704:
1700:
1696:
1691:
1664:
1587:Japanese Empire
1563:First World War
1481:). At Yap, the
1449:
1448:
1447:
1445:
1439:
1438:
1437:
1436:
1432:
1416:
1403:
1373:
1364:outrigger canoe
1362:and carried by
1311:
1255:
1167:
1161:
1156:
1103:belongs to the
1101:Yapese language
1097:
1092:
1082:Source 1: NOAA
1036:
1029:
1024:
1019:
1014:
1009:
1004:
999:
994:
989:
984:
979:
974:
969:
955:
950:
945:
940:
935:
930:
925:
920:
915:
910:
905:
900:
895:
885:
880:
875:
870:
865:
860:
855:
850:
845:
840:
835:
830:
825:
815:
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805:
800:
795:
790:
785:
780:
775:
770:
765:
760:
755:
745:
740:
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730:
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720:
715:
710:
705:
700:
695:
690:
685:
675:
670:
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630:
625:
620:
615:
605:
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1689:References
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1589:under the
1469:expedition
1371:Navigation
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1195:New Guinea
1165:Rai stones
1148:Micronesia
1129:Satawalese
201:Population
154:Government
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2369:Geography
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2091:cite book
1753:"xmACIS2"
1694:Citations
1650:American
1624:sailors.
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1271:Betel nut
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193:Elevation
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2529:Football
2442:Military
2412:Congress
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2159:Archived
2135:Text in
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1731:Archived
1662:See also
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1606:Japanese
1523:Caroline
1303:turmeric
1187:doughnut
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1121:Ulithian
1030:(3,135)
961:Average
314:Mangrove
161:Governor
112:138°07′E
2568:Outline
2502:Culture
2471:Economy
2317:History
2294:Pohnpei
2180:Vol. I:
1882:, 1984.
1867:3839155
1759:17 July
1737:17 July
1637:Pohnpei
1583:Celebes
1552:Germany
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1461:Spanish
1414:History
1315:tabinaw
1291:Euripik
1191:calcite
1154:Culture
1137:English
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1559:German
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1338:mispil
1287:Ponape
1283:shells
1277:" or "
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298:Yapese
249:Waqaab
228:Yapese
209:11,377
109:9°30′N
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1360:Palau
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172:Area
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