Puluwat

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Puluwat is a small atoll in the Federated States of Micronesia known for its traditional navigation practices and Micronesian culture.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Puluwat canonical 1
Puluwatan 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf atoll
administrativeDivisionOf Chuuk State NERFINISHED
archipelago Caroline Islands NERFINISHED
climate tropical rainforest climate
country Federated States of Micronesia NERFINISHED
culturalRegion Micronesia NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Carolinian people NERFINISHED
Chuukese NERFINISHED
governingBody Chuuk State government NERFINISHED
hasCulturalHeritage oral tradition of wayfinding
hasEconomicActivity copra production
subsistence fishing
taro cultivation
hasEducation elementary school
hasFeature coral reef
lagoon
small islets
hasNavigationSystem star compass
hasReligion Catholicism NERFINISHED
Protestantism NERFINISHED
hasSettlementType municipality
hasTraditionalCraft outrigger canoe building
sailing canoe construction
hasTransport Puluwat airfield NERFINISHED
hasVegetation breadfruit trees
coconut palms
knownFor Micronesian culture
carolinian wayfinding
traditional navigation
language Puluwatese language NERFINISHED
languageFamily Micronesian languages
locatedIn Caroline Islands NERFINISHED
Chuuk State NERFINISHED
western Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
navigationSchool Weriyeng school of navigation NERFINISHED
partOf Chuuk Lagoon region NERFINISHED
Federated States of Micronesia NERFINISHED
region Oceania
religion Christianity
seaArea North Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
sovereignState Federated States of Micronesia NERFINISHED
timeZone UTC+10
traditionalPractice non-instrument navigation
ocean swell reading
star navigation
usesCurrency US dollar
surface form: United States dollar

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Puluwatese language hasAlternativeName Puluwat
this entity surface form: Puluwatan