Pacific OceanMicronesia
1°04′N 154°47′E
Kapingamarangi
Kapingamarangi is an atoll and a municipality in the state of Pohnpei of the Federated States of Micronesia.

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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
Inside the group's outline but not confirmed as members by any source.
- Machiro Island13 m · 0.05 km²
- Taarin Island11 m · 0.05 km²
- Pungupungu0.3 ha
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To the same scale
Islands by area
| Machiro Island | 0.05 km² |
| Taarin Island | 0.05 km² |
| Pungupungu | 0.3 ha |
Photographs

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

The atoll of Kapingamarangi, a polynesian exclave in the Federated States of Micronesia
Sources
Facts
Photographs
- Kapingamarangi ISS006E07219. NASA / Public domain
- Kapingamarangi ISS006. NASA / Public domain