Pohnpei
Query URLs
https://term.museum-digital.de/md-de/place/1855
- Note
- "Pohnpei "upon (pohn) a stone altar (pei)" (formerly known as Ponape or Ascension, Proto-Chuukic-Pohnpeic: *Fawo ni pei) is an island of the Senyavin Islands which are part of the larger Caroline Islands group. It belongs to Pohnpei State, one of the four states in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). Major population centers on Pohnpei include Palikir, the FSM´s capital, and Kolonia, the capital of Pohnpei State. Pohnpei Island is the largest (334 km²), with a highest point (782m), most populous (36,196 people), and most developed single island in the FSM.
Pohnpei contains a wealth of biodiversity. It is one of the wettest places on Earth with annual recorded rainfall exceeding 7,600 millimetres (300 in) each year in certain mountainous locations. It is home to the ka tree (Terminalia carolinensis) found only in Pohnpei and Kosrae." - (en.wikipedia.org 21.09.2020) - Latitude
- 6.8499999046326
- Longitude
- 158.2166595459
- Inhabitants
- 34,486
- Elevation
- 0
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