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    Fais Island

    9°46′N 140°31′E

    Fais Island is a raised coral island in the eastern Caroline Islands in the Pacific Ocean, and forms a legislative district in Yap State in the Federated States of Micronesia.

    Aerial image of Fais Island, Ulithi Atoll, Federated States of Micronesia
    Aerial image of Fais Island, Ulithi Atoll, Federated States of Micronesia

    U.S. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo / Public domain

    Terrain

    9°46′N 140°31′E

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    Overview

    Fais Island is a raised coral island in the eastern Caroline Islands in the Pacific Ocean, and forms a legislative district in Yap State in the Federated States of Micronesia. Fais Island is located approximately 87 kilometres (54 mi) east of Ulithi and 251 kilometres (156 mi) northeast of Yap and is the closest land to Challenger Deep, about 180 miles away. The name may mean 'rising rock.' The population of Fais Island was 294 in 2010.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Caroline Islands

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    Facts

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

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