Pingelap
Pingelap
Pingelap Atoll | |
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Atoll | |
A satellite image of the Pingelap atoll at low-tide. The pale strip in the center is the airstrip. | |
Pingelap Location of Pingelap in the Pacific Pingelap Pingelap (Pacific Ocean) | |
| Coordinates: 6°13′5″N 160°42′10″E / 6.21806°N 160.70278°E | |
| Country | Micronesia |
| State | Pohnpei |
| Area | |
| • Land | 1.8 km2 (0.69 sq mi) |
| Dimensions | |
| • Width | 4 km (2.5 mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 250 |
Pingelap is an atoll in the Pacific Ocean, part of Pohnpei State of the Federated States of Micronesia, consisting of three islands: Pingelap Island, Sukoru and Daekae, linked by a reef system and surrounding a central lagoon, although only Pingelap Island is inhabited. The entire system has a land area of 1.8 km² (455 acres) at high-tide, and is less than 2.5 miles (4.0 km) at its widest point. The atoll has its own language, Pingelapese, spoken by most of the atoll's 250 residents.