Hall Islands

The Hall Islands are a group of two large atolls in the northern part of the state of Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia.[1] In the broader sense, a third and smaller atoll is included.

Map including the Hall Islands (DMA, 1991)
Landsat picture of the Hall islands: Nomwin to the west, Murilo to the east
Hall Islands is located in Pacific Ocean
Hall Islands
Hall Islands
Location of the Hall Islands in the Pacific Ocean

Nomwin, the western atoll,[2] and Murilo, the eastern one,[3] are located about 9 km apart, being the emergent parts of a twin-lobed seamount. Murilo and Nomwin each harbor a population of more than 1,000 people. They lie roughly 100 km to the north of Chuuk Lagoon. Uninhabited East Fayu, lying 30+ km to the west of Nomwin, is sometimes included in the Halls. The three atolls together account for a dry surface of about 3.5 km2 over more than 50 islets or motus.[4]

References
  1. Statoids.com, retrieved December 8, 2010
  2. "Oceandots - Nomwin". Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved 2011-12-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. "Oceandots - Murilo". Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved 2011-12-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. Buden, D. W. (2011), "Reptiles of the Hall Islands, Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia" (PDF), Pacific Science, University of Hawaii Press, 65 (4): 497, doi:10.2984/65.4.497, S2CID 30805115

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