Woleai Atoll

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Woleai Atoll is a remote coral atoll in the western Pacific Ocean, known for its traditional Micronesian culture and role as part of the Federated States of Micronesia’s Yap State.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Woleai Atoll canonical 5

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf atoll
coral atoll
populated place
administrativeDivisionOf Yap State
archipelago Caroline Islands
belongsTo Yap administrative district
linked to: Yap State
climate tropical rainforest climate
country Federated States of Micronesia
ethnicGroup Micronesians
Yapese outer islanders
linked to: Yapese people
formerCountry German New Guinea
South Seas Mandate of Japan
linked to: South Seas Mandate

Spanish East Indies
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
governingBody Yap State Government
hasAirport Woleai Airfield (defunct)
hasCapital Falalap
hasIsland Falalap
Falalus
Falealop
Ifaluk (nearby atoll culturally associated)
linked to: Ifalik Atoll

Piyalap
Seliap
Tagailap
Woleai Island NERFINISHED
hasMainIsland Falalap
knownFor remote location
traditional Micronesian culture
traditional navigation
language Woleaian language
languageFamily Austronesian languages
locatedIn North Pacific Ocean
Yap State
western Pacific Ocean
militaryUse Japanese military base (World War II)
ocean Pacific Ocean
partOf Caroline Islands
Micronesia
Outer Islands of Yap
linked to: Yap Islands
region Oceania
religion Christianity
sovereignState Federated States of Micronesia
subdivisionType municipality
timeZone UTC+10
traditionalCulture Micronesian navigation
caroline navigation system
traditional canoe building
usedDuring World War II
writingSystem Woleai script

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Yap State hasPart Woleai Atoll
Caroline Islands hasPart Woleai Atoll
Woleaian spokenIn Woleai Atoll
Woleaian language spokenIn Woleai Atoll
Woleaian people primaryLocation Woleai Atoll