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Olimarao Atoll is an uninhabited atoll with a land area of 0.2 km 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.

Geography

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

Islands

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

• 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.

See also

• Desert island
• List of islands

References

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

External links

• Marine World Database
• Report of the German South Pacific Expedition 1908-1910
• Polynesia-Micronesia Biodiversity Hotspot

7°42′30″N 145°52′15″E / 7.70833°N 145.87083°E / 7.70833; 145.87083

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