Mortlock Islands of Chuuk Lagoon

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The Mortlock Islands of Chuuk Lagoon are a remote group of low-lying atolls in the Federated States of Micronesia known for their traditional seafaring culture and use of the Mortlockese language.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf atoll
island group
administrativeDivisionOf Chuuk State NERFINISHED
climate tropical
country Federated States of Micronesia NERFINISHED
economy copra production
fishing
subsistence agriculture
elevation low-lying atolls
hasAlternativeName Lower Mortlocks NERFINISHED
Nomoi Islands NERFINISHED
hasEthnicGroup Mortlockese people NERFINISHED
hasIsland Etal NERFINISHED
Etal Atoll NERFINISHED
Kuttu NERFINISHED
Lekinioch NERFINISHED
Losap Atoll NERFINISHED
Lukunor NERFINISHED
Lukunor Atoll NERFINISHED
Nama Island NERFINISHED
Namoluk NERFINISHED
Namoluk Atoll NERFINISHED
Oneop NERFINISHED
Pis-Losap NERFINISHED
Satawan NERFINISHED
Satawan Atoll NERFINISHED
Ta Island NERFINISHED
hasLanguage Mortlockese language NERFINISHED
hasRegion Lower Mortlocks NERFINISHED
Middle Mortlocks NERFINISHED
Upper Mortlocks NERFINISHED
knownFor canoe-building traditions
navigation skills
traditional seafaring culture
locatedIn Chuuk State NERFINISHED
Micronesia NERFINISHED
western Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
partOf Chuuk Lagoon NERFINISHED
politicalStatus part of a sovereign state in free association with the United States
population several thousand inhabitants
primaryReligion Christianity NERFINISHED
threatenedBy coastal erosion
sea level rise
traditionalNavigation use of ocean swells
use of stars
use of winds and currents
transport inter-island boats
small airstrips on some atolls
usesCurrency US dollar
surface form: United States dollar

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Mortlockese language primaryLocation Mortlock Islands of Chuuk Lagoon
Truk District contains Mortlock Islands of Chuuk Lagoon
this entity surface form: Western Islands (Chuuk State)
Hall Islands isPartOf Mortlock Islands of Chuuk Lagoon
this entity surface form: Outer Islands of Chuuk