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    Kapingamarangi

    Kapingamarangi is an atoll and a municipality in the state of Pohnpei of the Federated States of Micronesia.

    ISS Photo of Kamingamarangi Atoll, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific Ocean
    ISS Photo of Kamingamarangi Atoll, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific Ocean

    NASA / Public domain

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    Overview

    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. The total area of the atoll, including the lagoon, is 74 km2 (29 sq mi). Out of this, 1.1 km2 (0.4 sq mi) is land area, spread over 33 wooded islets on the eastern side of the atoll, three of which host a population of about 500 people. The western reef rim of the atoll is almost submerged in high water. Kapingamarangi is the southernmost point of Micronesia.

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    Census, cataloged

    Also in the area

    3

    Inside the group's outline but not confirmed as members by any source.

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    Comparative heights

    Sea level5 m10 m15 m13 mMachiro11 mTaarin
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.0010.010.1Machiro: 0.05 km²MachiroTaarin: 0.05 km²TaarinPungupungu: 0.3 haPungupungu
    km², log scale
    Machiro Island0.05 km²
    Taarin Island0.05 km²
    Pungupungu0.3 ha

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    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia

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