Pingelap Atoll
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Pingelap Atoll is a small, remote coral atoll in the Pacific Ocean, part of the Federated States of Micronesia, known for its high prevalence of hereditary color blindness (achromatopsia).
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pingelap Atoll canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
atoll
ⓘ
coral atoll ⓘ |
| archipelago | Caroline Islands ⓘ |
| climate |
hot and humid
ⓘ
tropical rainforest climate ⓘ |
| country | Federated States of Micronesia ⓘ |
| culturalNote |
strong oral traditions
ⓘ
traditional navigation practices ⓘ |
| economy |
copra production
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 2 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| environment |
coral reef ecosystem
ⓘ
tropical marine biodiversity ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Pingelapese people ⓘ |
| ethnographicNote | population includes many complete color-blind individuals ⓘ |
| geneticDisorderPrevalent | hereditary color blindness ⓘ |
| governedAs | municipality of Pohnpei State ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
low-lying
ⓘ
remote ⓘ small ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
coral reef
ⓘ
lagoon ⓘ narrow islets ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Pingelapese language ⓘ
surface form:
Pingelapese
Pohnpeian language ⓘ
surface form:
Pohnpeian
|
| hasSettlementType | village communities ⓘ |
| knownFor |
high prevalence of achromatopsia
ⓘ
high prevalence of hereditary color blindness ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Caroline Islands
ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| medicalConditionPrevalent | achromatopsia ⓘ |
| naturalHazard |
vulnerable to sea level rise
ⓘ
vulnerable to typhoons ⓘ |
| notableIn |
anthropological studies of isolated communities
ⓘ
genetic research on achromatopsia ⓘ |
| ocean | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia
ⓘ
surface form:
Pohnpei State
|
| populationTrend |
outmigration to Pohnpei and abroad
ⓘ
small population ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| sovereignState | Federated States of Micronesia ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC+11 ⓘ |
| transport |
accessible mainly by boat and small aircraft
ⓘ
served by small airstrip ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.