Satawan Atoll

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Satawan Atoll is a coral atoll in the Federated States of Micronesia known for its traditional Chuukese communities, lagoon, and role as a former Japanese base during World War II.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Satawan Atoll canonical 5
Satawal atoll 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf coral atoll
adminCenterOf Satawan Municipality
controlledBy Empire of Japan
linked to: Imperial Japan

South Seas Mandate
country Federated States of Micronesia
economy small-scale fishing
subsistence agriculture
governedBy Chuuk State Government
hasBiodiversity coral species
reef fish
seabirds
hasCapital Satawan Island
hasClimate tropical rainforest climate
hasEcosystem tropical marine ecosystem
hasEthnicGroup Chuukese people
linked to: Micronesians
hasFeature coral reef
lagoon
hasIsland Kuttu Island
Lukunor Island
Satawan Island
Ta Island
hasLanguage Chuukese language
Satawalese language
hasTransportation inter-island boats
small airstrips
historicalEvent World War II operations
historicalUse Japanese military base
locatedIn Caroline Islands
Chuuk State
western Pacific Ocean
marineArea Pacific Ocean
partOf Micronesia
Nomoi Islands
previouslyAdministeredBy Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
region Oceania
religion Christianity
sovereignState Federated States of Micronesia
timeZone UTC+10
traditionalCulture Chuukese customs
Micronesian navigation
usedFor copra production
subsistence fishing
traditional navigation

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

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

Caroline Islands hasPart Satawan Atoll
Satawalese language nativeTo Satawal atoll
linked to: Satawan Atoll
Mortlock Islands hasIsland Satawan Atoll
Mortlock Islands hasNotableAtoll Satawan Atoll
Mortlock Islands hasIsland Satawan Atoll
Satawan dialect spokenIn Satawan Atoll