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    Pacific OceanMicronesia

    6°13′N 160°42′E

    Pingelap

    Pingelap is an atoll in the Pacific Ocean, part of Pohnpei State of the Federated States of Micronesia, consisting of three islands: Pingelap Island, Sukoru and Daekae, linked by a reef system and surrounding a central lagoon, although only Pingelap Island is inhabited. 0 km) at its widest point.

    Pingelap

    U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Carlin Leslie / Public domain

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    3 landforms

    Overview

    Pingelap is an atoll in the Pacific Ocean, part of Pohnpei State of the Federated States of Micronesia, consisting of three islands: Pingelap Island, Sukoru and Daekae, linked by a reef system and surrounding a central lagoon, although only Pingelap Island is inhabited. The entire system has a land area of 1.8 km² (455 acres) at high-tide, and is less than 2.5 miles (4.0 km) at its widest point. The atoll has its own language, Pingelapese, spoken by most of the atoll's 250 residents.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands2
    • Minor islands0
    • Islets1
    • Rocks & skerries0

    Major islands

    2

    • Deke

      Area
      0.64 km²
      High point
      22 m

    Islets

    1

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level10 m20 m30 m24 mPingelap23 mSukoru22 mDeke
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.010.1110Pingelap: 1.5 km²PingelapDeke: 0.64 km²DekeSukoru: 0.07 km²Sukoru
    km², log scale
    Pingelap1.5 km²
    Deke0.64 km²
    Sukoru0.07 km²

    Sources

    Facts

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

    Photographs

    • Pingelap airdrop. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Carlin Leslie / Public domain