Olimarao

Olimarao Atoll is an uninhabited atoll in the State of Yap in the Federated States of Micronesia. It is located 5 kilometers northwest of Elato and 860 kilometers southeast of Yap island. Olimarao belongs administratively to Elato.

The atoll's surface is 11 km² and it is roughly 5 km long and 3 km wide. The lagoon has a surface of about 6 km² and two passages into it located in the southern fringes of the reef.^[1]

The whole atoll is part of the Olimarao Conservation Area. This zone is meant to protect the breeding places of sea turtles, coconut crabs and pelagic birds. ^[2]

Islands

There are only two small islets (Motus) on the reef, with a total surface of 0,2 km² (20 Hectares).^[3] Both islands have coconut palms, among other vegetation, like Scaevola taccada bushes:

• Olimarao Island, located at the NE end of the reef is the largest
• Falipi Island in the SW corner is only 2.4 ha in surface

References

1. ^ Atoll Area, Depth and Rainfall
2. ^ The Federated States of Micronesia: National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan, 2003
3. ^ Oceandots

External links

• Marine World Database
• Report of the German South Pacific Expedition 1908-1910
• Polynesia-Micronesia Biodiversity Hotspot

This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the German Wikipedia.