Lamotrek

Lamotrek

NASA picture with the three islands in red
Geography
Location	North Pacific
Coordinates	7°29′N 146°20′E
Archipelago	Caroline
Total islands	3
Area	0.982 km2 (0.379 sq mi)
Highest elevation	2 m (7 ft)
Administration
Federated States of Micronesia
Demographics
Population	373 (2000)
Ethnic groups	Micronesian

Lamotrek

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Location of Lamotrek in the Pacific Ocean

Lamotrek is a coral atoll of three islands in the central Caroline Islands in the Pacific Ocean, and forms a legislative district in Yap State in the Federated States of Micronesia. The atoll is located approximately 11 kilometers (6.8 mi) east of Elato. The population of Lamotrek was 373 in 2000, living on almost 1 km².

Geography

The atoll is 11.5 kilometers (7.1 mi) long northeast-southeast, and up to 6.5 kilometers (4.0 mi) wide. Its total land area is only 0.982 square kilometers (0.379 sq mi), but it encloses a lagoon of 32 square kilometers (12 sq mi).

Among the individual islets are the following:

• Falaite (northwest)
• Pugue (northeast)
• Lamotrek (southeast)

History

Before European rule, Lamotrek was invaded by Ifalik during Mweoiush's reign, with aid from the Mailiyas. As with all of the Caroline Islands, sovereignty passed to the Empire of Germany in 1899. The island came under the control of the Empire of Japan after World War I, and was subsequently administered under the South Seas Mandate. Following World War II, the island came under the control of the United States of America and was administered as part of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands from 1947, and became part of the Federated States of Micronesia from 1979.

Further reading

• Werle, Kerstin J. S.: Landscape of Peace: Mechanisms of Social Control on Lamotrek Atoll, Micronesia. [A Social Anthropology Study in the Era of Globalization]. Wiesbaden, Germany: Springer VS, 2014. ISBN 978-3-658-05831-9 (print); ISBN 978-3-658-05832-6 (eBook)

References

• Columbia Gazetteer of the World. Vol. 1, p. 900

External links

• Entry at Oceandots.com at the Wayback Machine (archived December 23, 2010)
• Lamotrek Site on Triton Films