lagoon of Maloelap Atoll
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The lagoon of Maloelap Atoll is a central, sheltered body of shallow tropical seawater within the coral atoll of Maloelap in the Marshall Islands, known for its marine biodiversity and historical World War II significance.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lagoon
ⓘ
marine water body ⓘ tropical lagoon ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | islets of Maloelap Atoll NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateZone | tropical ⓘ |
| country | Marshall Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecoregion | tropical Pacific marine ecoregion ⓘ |
| environment | coral reef ecosystem ⓘ |
| feature |
coral reefs
ⓘ
shallow water ⓘ sheltered waters ⓘ |
| formationType | atoll lagoon ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
scuba diving ⓘ snorkeling ⓘ subsistence fishing ⓘ wreck diving ⓘ |
| hasBottomType |
coral rubble
ⓘ
patch reefs ⓘ sandy bottom ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| importance |
cultural significance for local communities
ⓘ
local fisheries ⓘ |
| knownFor |
World War II history
ⓘ
aircraft wrecks ⓘ coral reef habitats ⓘ marine biodiversity ⓘ shipwrecks ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Maloelap Atoll
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marshall Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Micronesia NERFINISHED ⓘ central Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navigationUse | anchorage for small vessels ⓘ |
| origin | coral reef growth around a subsiding volcanic island ⓘ |
| partOf | Maloelap Atoll NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| salinity | marine ⓘ |
| supports |
coral species
ⓘ
marine invertebrates ⓘ reef fish ⓘ seagrass beds ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Imperial Japanese Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuring | Pacific War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vulnerability |
coral bleaching
ⓘ
ocean acidification ⓘ ocean warming ⓘ sea-level rise ⓘ |
| waterType | seawater ⓘ |
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