Olimarao

Olimarao Atoll is an uninhabited atoll with a land area of 0.2 km2 in the State of Yap in the Federated States of Micronesia. It is located 36 kilometers northwest of Elato and 860 kilometers southeast of Yap island. Olimarao belongs administratively to Elato.

Olimarao
Location of Olimarao in the Pacific Ocean
Map of Olimarao Atoll

Geography

The atoll's surface is 11 km2 and it is roughly 5 km long and 3 km wide. The lagoon has a surface of about 6 km2 and two passages into it located in the southern fringes of the reef.[1]

Islands

There are only two small islets (Motus) on the reef, with a total surface of 0.2 km2 (20 hectares):[2]

  • Olimarao Island, located at the NE end of the reef is the largest
  • Falipi Island in the SW corner is only 2.4 ha in surface

Both islands have coconut palms, among other vegetation, like Scaevola taccada bushes.

Ecology

The whole atoll is part of the Olimarao Conservation Area. This zone is meant to protect the breeding places of sea turtles, coconut crabs and pelagic birds. [3]

See also

References
  1. Atoll Area, Depth and Rainfall
  2. "Oceandots". Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved 2014-08-26.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. The Federated States of Micronesia: National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan, 2003


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