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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 21 December 2024. Island group in the Federated States of Micronesia For other uses, see Yap (disambiguation). Island group in Federated States of Micronesia Yap Wa'ab (Yapese) Island group Flag Map of the Yap Islands Map of Yap Proper (Marbaaq) Coordinates: 9°30′N 138°07′E / 9.500°N 138. ...
A detailed map of the Yap Main Islands. The Yap Monarch, the State Bird of Yap. The bird is native exclusively to the Yapanese Main Islands. Yap State is the westernmost state of the Micronesian Federation. Further eastwards in order are the states of Chuuk, Pohnpei, and Kosrae. It consists of the four main islands of Rumung, Maap, Gagil-Tamil ...
Map of the municipalities of Yap including Maap. Maap (Yapese: Maap′) is an island and village and municipality in the state of Yap, Federated States of Micronesia. [1] It lies on the north east of the archipelago of Yap. [2]
It administers both Yap proper and some 13 atolls and islands reaching to the east and south for some 800 kilometers (500 miles). The 2010 Census population was 3,126. [1] A Spanish Catholic mission was established in Colonia in 1885, during Yap's time as a colony of Spain. [2] Sunrise over Tomil Harbor in Colonia. Tamil Harbor is the main port ...
Map of present-day Yap State, including the islands and atolls that made up the former Yapese Empire. The Empire covered over 1,300 kilometres of the north-western Pacific and included a vast number of island groups and low-lying coral atolls. The territory consists of both ruling and constituent islands, and they are indicated below. [4]
In 1565, the islands were briefly visited by the first governor-general of the Philippines, Miguel Lopez de Legazpi (in office from 1565 to 1572). [18] Europeans did not visit the island again until 1686, when Francisco de Lezcano arrived in Yap. He called the islands Las Carolinas, in honor of Charles II of Spain. [4]
Yap International Airport (IATA: YAP, ICAO: PTYA, FAA LID: T11) is an airport on Colonia, the main island of the State of Yap in the Federated States of Micronesia. The airport is serviced by United Airlines from Guam. Pacific Missionary Aviation makes periodic trips to the outer island airfields of Ulithi Atoll and Fais Island. Woleai airfield ...
Pages in category "Islands of Yap" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...