Fayu Atoll

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Fayu
Location of Fayu Atoll in the Pacific Ocean
NASA picture of Fayu Atoll

Fayu Atoll is an uninhabited atoll in the state of Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia.[1] It is located 36 km to the west of Nomwin Atoll and 104 km north of Chuuk.

In order to distinguish this atoll from West Fayu or Piagailoe Atoll in Yap State, located about 500 km to the west, this atoll is also known as East Fayu.

The atoll is roughly 2.7 km long and 1.4 km wide in its widest place. It has a surface of 2,5 km². The atoll is composed of a reef shelf with a very shallow lagoon on it. There are two islands in the middle located close together, with a total surface of about 40 ha.[2]

Although presently uninhabited, the atoll had a population of 50 inhabitants in 1860.[3] The presence of fresh water in this atoll was the subject of a Micronesian legend, "The Sweet Waters of East Fayu".[4]

Although geographically not part of the Hall Islands, administratively Fayu belongs to Nomwin municipality, of the northwestern region (Oksoritod) of Chuuk State.,[5]

References

  1. ↑ Fayu - Oceandots at the Wayback Machine (archived December 23, 2010)
  2. ↑ UNEP Islands Directory
  3. ↑ Geographisches Jahrbuch, Hrsg. E. Behm, Gotha: Justus Perthes, 1866, Page 84 (German)
  4. ↑ Bo Flood et al. Micronesian Legends, Bess Press, ISBN 978-1-57306-129-2
  5. ↑ Administration

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

Coordinates: 8°33′N 151°20′E / 8.550°N 151.333°E / 8.550; 151.333


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