Eil Malk

Eil Malk
(Mecherchar)

Jellyfish Lake on Eil Malk
Map of Eil Malk
Eil Malk (Mecherchar)
Geography
Location	Pacific Ocean
Coordinates	7°9′15″N134°21′45″E / 7.15417°N 134.36250°E / 7.15417; 134.36250
Archipelago	Mecherchar Islands, Palau Islands
Area	19 km2 (7.3 sq mi)
Length	6 km (3.7 mi)
Width	4.5 km (2.8 mi)
Highest elevation	82 m (269 ft)
Administration
Palau
State	Koror
Unincorporated area	Rock Islands
Demographics
Population	0
Pop. density	0/km2 (0/sq mi)

Eil Malk or Mecherchar is the main island of the Mecherchar Islands, an island group of Palau in the Pacific Ocean. In a more narrow sense, just the southeastern peninsula of Mecherchar is called Eil Malk. ^[1]

Geography

Eil Malk is located 23 kilometres (14 mi) southwest of Koror near the fringing reef of Palau. The neighboring island is Ngeruktabel.

This densely wooded, Y-shaped island is up to 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) long and 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) wide. There are more than 10 small lakes on the island, including Clear Lake and the most well-known, Jellyfish Lake, located in the eastern part of the island. ^[1]

Governance

Eil Malk is uninhabited, but there were at least one, and up to three, villages located there between 1200 and 1450. ^[1]

See also

• Islands portal

• Desert island
• List of islands

References

1. "Pacific West Regional Office (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov.^{[ dead link ]}