Piagailoe Explained

Piagailoe
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Map:Federated States of Micronesia
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Map Mark Width:20
Map Width:300
Label:Piagailoe
Label Position:right
Coordinates:8.0833°N 146.7333°W
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Length Km:7
Width Km:3.5
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Country:Federated States of Micronesia
Country Admin Divisions Title:State
Country Admin Divisions:Yap
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:Municipality
Country Admin Divisions 1:Satawal
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Population:0

Piagailoe Atoll is an uninhabited atoll in the State of Yap in the Federated States of Micronesia, geographically part of the Caroline Islands. It is located 71 kilometers northeast of Lamotrek, 71 kilometers northwest of Satawal and 945 kilometers southeast of Yap island. This atoll lies at the western end of a chain of submarine mountains that extend westwards of the Gray Feather Bank for about 180 km. The Condor Reef, Pikelot and the Oraitilipu Bank belong to this underwater feature as well.[1] In order to distinguish this atoll from Fayu (East Fayu) Atoll in Chuuk State, located about 500 km to the east, this atoll is also known as West Fayu.

The atoll is roughly 7 km long and 3.5 km wide in its widest area. The 5.6 km2 lagoon[2] has a passage into it located in the southwestern fringe of the reef. Its maximum depth is 38 m.[3]

There is only one island on the reef, West Fayu Island, with a surface of 6 ha. It is located at the NE end of the reef.

Administratively it belongs to Satawal municipality,[4] which is also one of the legislative districts of Yap State.[5] [6]

References

  1. Web site: Oceandots . 2010-02-08 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20101223043232/http://www.oceandots.com/pacific/caroline/west-fayu.php . December 23, 2010 .
  2. Otis W. Freeman, ed., Geography of the Pacific, Wiley 1953
  3. ftp://rock.geosociety.org/pub/reposit/2001/2001075.pdf Geosociety
  4. Web site: Administration . 2011-12-06 . 2012-04-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120406140958/http://www.fsmcongress.fm/pdf%20documents/CB%2014-77.pdf . dead .
  5. http://www.pacificworlds.com/yap/home/location.cfm Pacificworlds - Yap State
  6. http://www.fsmlaw.org/yap/code/title07/T07_Ch01.htm#111 Yap State Code, Title 7, Elections, §111 Election districts

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