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    Pacific OceanMicronesia

    5°18′N 153°42′E

    Satawan

    Satawan Atoll is an atoll located about 250 kilometers (160 mi) southeast of Chuuk Lagoon proper.

    Overview

    Satawan Atoll is an atoll located about 250 kilometers (160 mi) southeast of Chuuk Lagoon proper. Geographically it is part of the Nomoi or Mortlock Islands in the Carolines and administratively it is part of Chuuk State in the Federated States of Micronesia. About 3,000 people live on a land area of 5 square kilometers (1.9 sq mi).[1] A Japanese airfield was located on the atoll during World War II.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands1
    • Minor islands0
    • Islets1
    • Rocks & skerries1

    Major islands

    1

    • Ta

      Area
      1.3 km²
      High point
      21 m

      Ta is an island and municipality in the Nomoi Islands district of the state of Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia. It is at the southern end of the Satawan atoll.

    Islets

    1

    Rocks & skerries

    1
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level10 m20 m30 m21 mTa13 mWeito
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.00010.0010.010.1110Ta: 1.3 km²TaWeito: 0.08 km²WeitoUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Ta1.3 km²
    Weito0.08 km²
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Sources

    Facts

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