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Nukuoro is an atoll in the Federated States of Micronesia. It is a municipality of the state of Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia. It is the secondmost southern atoll of the country, after Kapingamarangi. They both are Polynesian outliers. As of 2007, Nukuoro had a population of 372, though several hundred Nukuorans live on Pohnpei.
Not every individual island (in italics) is listed here; if applicable, they are grouped by atoll (in plain text) and island group (in boldface).. Chuuk Atoll [2]; Eauripik [3]
Kapingamarangi is an atoll and a municipality in the state of Pohnpei of the Federated States of Micronesia.It is by far the most southerly atoll or island of the country and the Caroline Islands, 300 km (190 mi) south of the next southerly atoll, Nukuoro, and 740 km (460 mi) southwest of the main island of Pohnpei state; it forms a Polynesian outlier.
English: Ancestor figure (tino aitu), Nukuoro Atoll, Caroline Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, 19th century (collected 1874), carved wood, Honolulu Museum of Art, accession 4752 Date Taken in 2016
Kapingamarangi also has access to a variety of books, including dictionaries, books that contain linguistic information, and even books about the atoll of Kapingamarangi. Many native speakers were involved in the translation project that resulted in the Kapingamarangi Bible. [ 11 ]
American tourists Ted Barnett (C) and Jamie Otten look at news photos of the attacks on the World Trade Centre buildings in a cybercafe in Calcutta, September 12, 2001. Three planes commandeered ...
The primary language spoken on the Nukuoro atoll is Nukuoro. In 1965 there were approximately 400 speakers. 260 of these speakers resided on the atoll, 125 lived on Ponape, the District Center, and a few others were spread out on the other islands in the District (Carroll 1965). The current population is estimated to be at about 1000 speakers.
A Pacific atoll 2,000 miles west of Hawaii appears set for a construction boom, with the United States and Australia on Thursday pledging a wharf for remote Kanton Island as China considers plans ...