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Kosrae (/ k oʊ ˈ ʃ aɪ / koh-SHY), formerly known as Kusaie or Strong's Island, is an island in the Caroline Islands archipelago, and state within the Federated States of Micronesia. It includes the main island of Kosrae and a few nearby islands and islets, the most significant of which ( Lelu Island ) is inhabited by 1,500 people.
The Federated States of Micronesia (/ ˌ m aɪ k r oʊ ˈ n iː ʒ ə / ⓘ; abbreviated FSM), or simply Micronesia, is an island country in Micronesia, a subregion of Oceania.The federation consists of four states—from west to east: Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, and Kosrae—that span across the western Pacific just north of the equator, for a longitudinal distance of almost 2,700 km (1,700 mi).
3.2 Kosrae. 3.3 Pohnpei State. 4 Historical flags. ... This is a list of flags associated with the Federated States of Micronesia. National flags. Flag Duration Use
Kosraean (/ k oʊ ˈ ʃ aɪ ən / koh-SHY-ən; sometimes rendered Kusaiean) is the language spoken on the islands of Kosrae (Kusaie), a nation-state of the Federated States of Micronesia, Caroline Islands. In 2001 there were approximately 8,000 speakers in Micronesia, and 9,060 in all countries. [2]
Leluh is a major prehistoric and historic archaeological site, encompassing the remains of a city on Lelu Island, a satellite of the larger island of Kosrae in the Federated States of Micronesia. The remains are those of a civilization that peaked around the 14th and 15th centuries, with elements still visible at the time of European contact in ...
The Federated States of Micronesia is a federation divided into four states, ... Kosrae: Tofol: 110 km 2: 7,819: 60 per km 2: Pohnpei: Kolonia: 346 km 2: 54,978: 105 ...
Map of Kosrae State, Micronesia. Malem, which literally translates to "Moon", is one of the five municipalities that comprise the state of Kosrae in the Federated States of Micronesia. The village gets its name from the fact that the full moon rises every month out of the ocean directly in front of the rocky beach at the edge of the village.
The ecoregion spans the central and eastern Caroline Islands, and include most of the Federated States of Micronesia it includes the states of Chuuk, Pohnpei, and Kosrae and the eastern islands of Yap State, known as the Remetau. [1] The ecoregion includes both high volcanic islands and low atolls, islands of coralline sand ringing a central ...