Truk Atoll
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Truk Atoll, now commonly known as Chuuk Lagoon, is a large coral atoll in Micronesia famed for its World War II shipwrecks and status as a premier wreck-diving destination.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Truk Atoll canonical | 3 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coral atoll
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lagoon ⓘ tourist destination ⓘ wreck diving site ⓘ |
| attackDate | February 1944 ⓘ |
| attackedBy | United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalOfStateLocatedOn | Weno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsIsland |
Dublon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Etten NERFINISHED ⓘ Fala-Beguets NERFINISHED ⓘ Fefan NERFINISHED ⓘ Param NERFINISHED ⓘ Parem NERFINISHED ⓘ Tonoas NERFINISHED ⓘ Udot NERFINISHED ⓘ Uman NERFINISHED ⓘ Weno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Federated States of Micronesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerName |
Hogoleu
NERFINISHED
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Ruk NERFINISHED ⓘ Truk Lagoon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingStateCapital | Weno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
World War II shipwrecks
ⓘ
aircraft wrecks ⓘ barrier reef ⓘ coral reefs ⓘ lagoon ⓘ lagoon channels ⓘ |
| hasName |
Chuuk Atoll
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chuuk Lagoon NERFINISHED ⓘ Lagoon of Chuuk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
Operation Hailstone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
major Japanese naval base during World War II ⓘ |
| knownFor |
World War II Japanese fleet wrecks
ⓘ
scuba diving tourism ⓘ snorkeling ⓘ underwater war museum ⓘ wreck diving ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Chuukese
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Caroline Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chuuk State NERFINISHED ⓘ Micronesia NERFINISHED ⓘ western Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chuuk Lagoon barrier reef system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Federated States of Micronesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC+10 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Imperial Japanese Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.