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    Pacific OceanMicronesia

    9°32′N 138°07′E

    Yap

    Part of Izu–Bonin–Mariana arc and Caroline Islands

    Yap (Yapese: Waqab, sometimes written as Wa'ab, Waab or Waqaab) traditionally refers to an island group located in the Caroline Islands of the western Pacific Ocean, a part of Yap State.

    Yap 2008.
    Yap 2008.

    David Weekly from Cupertino, CA, USA / CC BY 2.0

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    12 landforms

    Overview

    Yap (Yapese: Waqab, sometimes written as Wa'ab, Waab or Waqaab) traditionally refers to an island group located in the Caroline Islands of the western Pacific Ocean, a part of Yap State. The name "Yap" in recent years has come to also refer to the state within the Federated States of Micronesia, inclusive of the Yap Main Islands and its various outer islands, the Yap Neighboring Islands. For specifying the island group, the name Yap Main Islands is most exact.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands3
    • Minor islands2
    • Islets6
    • Rocks & skerries1

    Major islands

    3

    • Gagil-Tamil

      Area
      27.2 km²
      High point
      82 m

    • Maap

      Area
      10.5 km²
      High point
      75 m

      Maap (Yapese: Maap′) is an island and village and municipality in the state of Yap, Federated States of Micronesia. It lies on the north east of the archipelago of Yap.

    Minor islands

    2

    • Rumung

      Area
      4 km²
      High point
      86 m

    • Fanqamat

      Area
      0.12 km²
      High point
      5 m

    Islets

    6

    Rocks & skerries

    1
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Also in the area

    9

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

    • Unnamed island5 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island7 m · 0.5 ha
    • Unnamed island10 m · 0.4 ha
    • Unnamed island5 m · 0.2 ha
    • Unnamed island21 m · 0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island18 m · 0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha

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    Comparative heights

    Sea level50 m100 m150 m200 m170 mYap86 mRumung82 mGagil-Tamil75 mMaap22 mPelau19 mPaakeal15 mTaraang11 mBiy8 mBileiliy5 mFanqamat
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.00010.0010.010.1110100Yap: 54.4 km²YapGagil-Tamil: 27.2 km²Gagil-TamilMaap: 10.5 km²MaapRumung: 4 km²RumungFanqamat: 0.12 km²FanqamatBiy: 0.05 km²BiyTaraang: 0.04 km²TaraangPaakeal: 0.04 km²PaakealUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandPelau: 0.9 haPelauUnnamed island: 0.5 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandBileiliy: 0.2 haBileiliyUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Yap Island54.4 km²
    Gagil-Tamil27.2 km²
    Maap10.5 km²
    Rumung4 km²
    Fanqamat0.12 km²
    Biy0.05 km²
    Taraang0.04 km²
    Paakeal0.04 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Pelau Island0.9 ha
    Unnamed island0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Bileiliy0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Sources

    Facts

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

    Photographs