Puluwat

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Puluwat is a small atoll in the Federated States of Micronesia known for its traditional navigation practices and Micronesian culture.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Puluwat canonical 1
Puluwatan 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf atoll
administrativeDivisionOf Chuuk State
archipelago Caroline Islands
climate tropical rainforest climate
country Federated States of Micronesia
culturalRegion Micronesia
ethnicGroup Carolinian people
Chuukese
linked to: Chuukese language
governingBody Chuuk State government
hasCulturalHeritage oral tradition of wayfinding
hasEconomicActivity copra production
subsistence fishing
taro cultivation
hasEducation elementary school
hasFeature coral reef
lagoon
small islets
hasNavigationSystem star compass
hasReligion Catholicism
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Protestantism
hasSettlementType municipality
hasTraditionalCraft outrigger canoe building
sailing canoe construction
hasTransport Puluwat airfield
hasVegetation breadfruit trees
coconut palms
knownFor Micronesian culture
carolinian wayfinding
traditional navigation
language Puluwatese language
linked to: Puluwatese
languageFamily Micronesian languages
locatedIn Caroline Islands
Chuuk State
western Pacific Ocean
navigationSchool Weriyeng school of navigation
partOf Chuuk Lagoon region
linked to: Chuuk Lagoon

Federated States of Micronesia
region Oceania
religion Christianity
seaArea North Pacific Ocean
sovereignState Federated States of Micronesia
timeZone UTC+10
traditionalPractice non-instrument navigation
ocean swell reading
star navigation
usesCurrency United States dollar
linked to: US dollar

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Puluwatese language hasAlternativeName Puluwatan
linked to: Puluwat