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The Federated States of Micronesia, or simply Micronesia, is an island country in Oceania. It consists of four states – from west to east, Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei and Kosrae – that are spread across the western Pacific. Together, the states comprise around 607 islands that cover a longitudinal distance of almost 2,700 km (1,678 mi) just north of the equator. They lie northeast of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, south of Guam and the Marianas, west of Nauru and the Marshall Islands, east of Palau and the Philippines, about 2,900 km (1,802 mi) north of eastern Australia, 3,400 km (2,133 mi) southeast of Japan, and some 4,000 km (2,485 mi) southwest of the main islands of the Hawaiian Islands.
The Catholic Diocese of Caroline Islands is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Federated States of Micronesia and in the Republic of Palau. It is a suffragan diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of Agaña. The Diocese of Caroline Islands is led by a bishop who pastors the mother church, the Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Weno, formerly Moen, is an island municipality of Chuuk State of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). It is the largest town in the FSM. It has an estimated area of 20 square kilometers.
Tonowas , also known by its Spanish name of Dublon, is an island in the Chuuk lagoon, Federated States of Micronesia. It has an area of 8.8 km2 and the population was 3,200 at the time of the last census (1980). A narrow single-lane track rings the island, allowing land access to the small villages Five schools and Japanese military ruins, which include the remains of a seaplane anchorage and large fuel storage tanks. A Japanese administrative centre dating from the 1920-1930s mandate period can still be found, and is currently used as a government building.
Fefan is the third largest inhabited island of the Truk Lagoon in the Federated States of Micronesia. It has an area of 13.2 km2 and a population of about 3,000. The northern part of the island is hilly and peaks at 298 meters above sea level.
Faichuk are a group of four islands separated from one another by narrow canals in the western part of Truk Lagoon, Chuuk, Micronesia. The tightly knit islands are considered as one for statistical and administrative purposes.
Uman is a municipality of Chuuk, in the Federated States of Micronesia. It includes Uman Island and uninhabited Kuop Atoll.
Param is a municipality and an island in the Southern Nomoneas (Shiki) Islands of Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia.
Tsis is a municipality of Chuuk, in the Federated States of Micronesia.
Mount Teroken is the highest point on the Micronesian island of Moen in Chuuk State. It rises to a height of 1214 ft.
Eten is an island in Chuuk Lagoon, in the Federated States of Micronesia. It is located just to the south of Dublon Island.
Moch is an islet of the Satawan Atoll and a municipality in the state of Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia. The island covers an area approximately 0.28 square km, and supports a population of around 700 people.
Nomwin is a large atoll, part of the Hall Islands, as well as a village and municipality in the state of Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia.
Romanum is an island and municipality in the state of Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia. It had a population of 422 people as of the 1988 census, and an area of 0.8 square kilometers. The king: Rvi
Uman Island is an island of Uman municipality in Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia.
Fayu Atoll is an uninhabited atoll in the state of Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia. It is located 36 km to the west of Nomwin Atoll and 104 km north of Chuuk Lagoon.
Kuop or Neoch is an atoll in the state of Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia. Its area of 0.5 km2 is uninhabited.
Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral is the Catholic cathedral church in Weno, in the Caroline Islands, and is the seat of the Diocese of Caroline Islands. The church is located in the village of Tannuk, in the municipality of Weno, Chuuk state capital, one of the Federated States of Micronesia.
Glen Aplin is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Glen Aplin had a population of 503 people.
Nomoneas are a group of islands of Chuuk Lagoon, Chuuk, Micronesia.
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