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  2. Palau - Wikipedia

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    The name "Palau" originated in the Spanish Los Palaos, eventually entering English via the German Palau. An archaic name for the islands in English was the "Pelew Islands". [ 16 ] The name of the country "Palau" is most likely not derived from the Malay word " Pulau ," despite the similarity in its word form.

  3. Geography of Palau - Wikipedia

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    The Palau archipelago contains more than 250 islands and islets stretched along a 150 km north south trending arc in the western Pacific. Its center is located near 7° north latitude, some 650 km north of Jayapura on the island of New Guinea , and near 134° east latitude, some 900 km east of Mindanao , Philippines.

  4. Outline of Palau - Wikipedia

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    Geography of Palau. Palau is: an island country; Location: Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere; Pacific Ocean. North Pacific Ocean Oceania. Micronesia; Time zone: UTC+09; Extreme points of Palau High: Mount Ngerchelchuus on Babeldaob 242 m (794 ft) Low: North Pacific Ocean 0 m; Land boundaries: none; Coastline: North Pacific Ocean 1,519 km

  5. Palau country profile - AOL

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    Palau saw some of the region's fiercest fighting in World War Two. In 2006, a new Congress building was opened at Ngerulmud, which replaced the republic's largest settlement, Koror City, as the ...

  6. History of Palau - Wikipedia

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    Republic of Palau. Palau was initially settled around 1000 BC.. Palau was likely sighted for the first time by Europeans as early as 1522, when the Spanish mission of the Trinidad, the flagship of Ferdinand Magellan's voyage of circumnavigation, sighted two small islands around the 5th parallel north, naming them "San Juan" without visiting them.

  7. Category:Geography of Palau - Wikipedia

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    Simple English; Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски ... Pages in category "Geography of Palau" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total ...

  8. Hatohobei - Wikipedia

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    Tobian, English, and Sonsorolese are the official languages of Hatohobei State. Not only is it Palau’s least populous state, but it is the least populous first-level administrative subdivision in the world as well as being the 13th smallest first level administrative subdivision.

  9. Melekeok - Wikipedia

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    Melekeok is a state of the Republic of Palau located on the central east coast of Babeldaob Island. The seat of government of the country, Ngerulmud, is located in the state. The state consists of long beaches, hills, steep ridges, rivers, and the largest and only natural freshwater lake in Palau and Micronesia, Lake Ngardok.