Nukuoro Atoll.

By Alex in Pictures, Travel on Aug 27, 2006 at 12:37 am

Located just north of the equator is Nukuoro Atoll, one of 607 islands that make up the Federated States of Micronesia, a UN Trust Territory under US administration.

About 900 people live on Nukuoro, whose lagoon is 6 kilometers (about 3.7 miles) in diameter. Fishing, animal husbandry, and agriculture (taro and copra) are the main occupations. Nukuoro is remote. It has no airstrip, and a passenger boat calls irregularly only once a month. The tiny population speaks its own unique language.

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  1. Serris
    Dec 8th, 2009 at 1:49 pm

    I should visit there sometime.


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