Woleai
7°22′N 143°54′E
Woleai (Woleaian: Weleya), also known as Oleai, is a coral atoll of 22 islands in the western Caroline Islands in the Pacific Ocean, forming a legislative district in the Yap State in the Federated States of Micronesia, and located approximately 57 kilometers (35 mi; 31 nmi) west-northwest of Ifalik and 108 kilometers (67 mi; 58 nmi) northeast of Eauripik.
Terrain
7°22′N 143°54′E
Overview
Woleai (Woleaian: Weleya), also known as Oleai, is a coral atoll of 22 islands in the western Caroline Islands in the Pacific Ocean, forming a legislative district in the Yap State in the Federated States of Micronesia, and located approximately 57 kilometers (35 mi; 31 nmi) west-northwest of Ifalik and 108 kilometers (67 mi; 58 nmi) northeast of Eauripik. Woleai is also the name of the largest of the islets constituting the atoll, lying to the northeast. The population of the atoll was 1,081 in 2000, on an area of 4.5 km2.
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Nearest islands
- Paliau1.4 km
- Raur2.1 km
- Mariaon2.1 km
- Gagil-Tamil677 km
- Yap Island682 km
- Tol851 km
Also in Caroline Islands
Babeldaob
363 km²▲ 242 m
Major islands
Pohnpei
345 km²▲ 767 m
Major islands
Kosrae
110 km²▲ 559 m
Major islands
Yap Island
54.4 km²▲ 170 m
Major islands
Gagil-Tamil
27.2 km²▲ 82 m
Major islands
Tol
20.3 km²▲ 448 m
Major islands
Peleliu Island
19.4 km²▲ 75 m
Major islands
Weno
19.3 km²▲ 370 m
Major islands
Also in Woleai
Photographs
Woleai, Micronesia Japanese surrender World War 2.
Unknown photographer for US Navy, Island of Woleai, Micronesia. / Public domain
The Japanese airfield on Woleai Island (Falalap) under attack by U.S. Navy Task Force 58 planes, on 1 April 1944.
国立民族学博物館（大阪） シングル・アウトリガーカヌー（模型、ミクロネシア連邦、ウォレアイ環礁、1985年収集）
Strike photograph of Woleai Island (Falalap) taken by U.S. Navy Grumman TBF-1 Avenger aircraft from Torpedo Squadron VT-10, 1 Apri 1944. VT-10 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 10 (CVG-10) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6).
Air Group Commander Andrew Jackson, U.S. Navy / Public domain
Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology / No restrictions
ウォレアイ島の現地人の服装（1931年出版の本より）
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Facts
Photographs
- Federated States of Micronesia president participates in Operation Christmas Drop 2015 151213-F-PJ403-063. Senior Airman Joshua Smoot / Public domain
- Woleai Japanese surrender World War 2. Unknown photographer for US Navy, Island of Woleai, Micronesia. / Public domain
- US, RAAF and JASDF launch Operation Christmas Drop 2015 151213-F-PJ403-338. Senior Airman Joshua Smoot / Public domain
- US, RAAF and JASDF launch Operation Christmas Drop 2015 151213-F-PJ403-116. Senior Airman Joshua Smoot / Public domain
- Federated States of Micronesia president participates in Operation Christmas Drop 2015 151213-F-PJ403-364. Senior Airman Joshua Smoot / Public domain
- Hagupit 2014-12-02 0530Z. JMA / CC BY 4.0
- Japanese airfield on Woleai Island under attack by U.S. Navy Task Force 58 planes, on 1 April 1944 (80-G-45318). Unknown author / Public domain
- National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka - Single outrigger canoe (model) - Woleai Atoll in Federated States of Micronesia - Collected in 1985. Yanajin33 / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Woleai Island under attack on 1 April 1944 (NNAM.2007.084.001.036). U.S. Navy (The photo is part of a scrapbook assembled by CDR William H. Balden, USNR, documenting his World War II servi / Public domain
- USS Harder (SS-257) rescueing pilot at Woleai 1944. Air Group Commander Andrew Jackson, U.S. Navy / Public domain
- Bulletin (1960) (20239045219). Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology / No restrictions
- How the locals dress in Woleai Atoll (from a book Published in 1931) P.283. Unknown authorUnknown author / Public domain