Murilo

Murilo is a village, atoll, and municipality in the state of Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia.[1]

For the given name, see Murilo (given name).
Not to be confused with Murillo.
Murilo
Location of Murilo Atoll in the Pacific Ocean
Landsat picture of Murilo Atoll

It is located 9 km to the NE of Nomwin Atoll and 101 km to the NNE of Chuuk Lagoon.[2] Its population is over a 1,000 people. Together with Nomwin, Ruo, and Fananu they form the Hall Islands.

In 2010, the people of this small atoll ate at a "feast" of poisonous, critically endangered hawksbill turtles - 96 got seriously ill, 6 died, 4 of them children.

References
  1. Statoids.com, retrieved December 8, 2010
  2. "Oceandots - Murilo". Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved 2011-12-06.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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