Kuop
Kuop Atoll from space. Courtesy NASA.
Kuop or Neoch is an atoll in the state of Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia.[1] Its area of 0.5 km2 is uninhabited.
Geography[edit]
The atoll is 21.5 km in length with a maximum width of 8 km and is located only 3 km to the south of Chuuk atoll's southernmost point.
Islands[edit]
There are 2 small islands and two islets with a total area of 0.5 km² on its reef.[2] Givry, also known as Feneppi, the largest island, is located at the northern end of the atoll. Kuop is uninhabited; administratively it belongs to Uman municipality.
History[edit]
At the time of World War II during Operation Hailstone on February 4, 1944 Japanese destroyer Tachikaze ran aground on Kuop Atoll's reef and later sank.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Statoids.com, retrieved December 8, 2010
- ^ "Oceandots - Kuop". Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved 2011-12-07.
- ^ WWII history in Truk Lagoon Archived 2012-04-26 at the Wayback Machine.
External links[edit]
Coordinates: 7°03′32″N 151°55′09″E / 7.05889°N 151.91917°E
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