Tobi (island)

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Tobi
Location of Tobi in Palau
Geography
Location Oceania, Pacific Ocean
Administration
Palau
StateHatohobei

Tobi is an island in the Palauan state of Hatohobei. [1] Tobi Island is 1.6 km long and 0.8 km wide, and has an area of about 0.85 square kilometres (0.33 sq mi). With a population of 39 according to a 2020 census, [2] it holds all of the state's people, with the exception of a weather base on Helen Island. Most of the inhabitants live on the island's west side and speak Tobian.

Tobi, Helen Reef (Hotsarihie), Transit Reef (Pieraurou), and the islands in the state of Sonsorol make up the Republic of Palau's Southwest Islands.

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    Map including Pulau Tobi and Helen Reef on the upper right (DMA, 1977)
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    Tobi Island Bai

Climate

A villager at Tobi is making a paddle for a wa with an adze. Making paddle with adze, Tobi, Western Caroline Islands, Micronesia.jpg
A villager at Tobi is making a paddle for a wa with an adze.

Tobi Island has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) a United States Navy – United States Air Force command in Hawaii uses "KOBI" as a bearing and distance in determining a tropical storm's track and position.

Climate data for Tobi Island
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)29.0
(84.2)
28.0
(82.4)
29.0
(84.2)
29.0
(84.2)
29.0
(84.2)
29.0
(84.2)
29.0
(84.2)
29.0
(84.2)
29.0
(84.2)
29.0
(84.2)
29.0
(84.2)
29.0
(84.2)
28.9
(84.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)25.0
(77.0)
25.0
(77.0)
25.0
(77.0)
26.0
(78.8)
26.0
(78.8)
26.0
(78.8)
26.0
(78.8)
26.0
(78.8)
26.0
(78.8)
26.0
(78.8)
26.0
(78.8)
26.0
(78.8)
25.8
(78.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)286
(11.3)
256
(10.1)
295
(11.6)
251
(9.9)
361
(14.2)
438
(17.2)
387
(15.2)
307
(12.1)
249
(9.8)
242
(9.5)
302
(11.9)
310
(12.2)
3,684
(145)
Source: Meteoblue.com [3]

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References

  1. "Basic Information about Tobi: A brief overview of the Tobi community". www.friendsoftobi.org. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  2. "Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). August 2022. p. 10. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  3. "Climate: Tobi Island". Meteoblue.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.

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