Angaur

E64139
island state of Palau

Angaur is a small coral island in the southwest of Palau known for its phosphate deposits, World War II history, and unique mix of Micronesian, Japanese, and Western influences.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Angaur State Government 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf island ⓘ
state of Palau ⓘ
capitalOfState Ngaramasch ⓘ
country Palau NERFINISHED ⓘ
economicActivity phosphate mining (historical) ⓘ
formerColonyOf Germany ⓘ
governingBody Angaur self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Angaur State Government
hasAirport Angaur Airstrip ⓘ
hasCulturalHeritage Japanese-era ruins ⓘ
World War II relics ⓘ
hasCulturalInfluence Japanese language usage in daily life ⓘ
Western education and institutions ⓘ
hasDemographicsFeature multilingual population ⓘ
hasEnvironment coral reef surroundings ⓘ
tropical climate ⓘ
hasEthnicInfluence Japanese ⓘ
Micronesian ⓘ
Western ⓘ
hasHistoricalUse phosphate export center ⓘ
hasOfficialScript Latin alphabet ⓘ
hasPopulationCharacteristic one of the least populous states of Palau ⓘ
hasWWIIRole site of U.S.-Japan military operations ⓘ
historicalEvent Palau Islands campaign ⓘ
surface form: World War II Battle of Angaur
islandType coral island ⓘ
knownFor World War II history ⓘ
phosphate deposits ⓘ
unique mix of Micronesian, Japanese, and Western influences ⓘ
largestSettlement Ngaramasch ⓘ
legalStatus state within the Republic of Palau ⓘ
locatedIn Micronesia ⓘ
Southwest Palau ⓘ
western Pacific Ocean ⓘ
nearbyIsland Koror ⓘ
Peleliu ⓘ
officialLanguage English ⓘ
Japanese ⓘ
Palauan ⓘ
partOf Republic of Palau NERFINISHED ⓘ
Southwest Palau ⓘ
surface form: Southwest Islands of Palau
religion Christianity ⓘ
resource phosphate ⓘ
timeZone UTC+9 ⓘ
transportConnection boat link to other Palauan islands ⓘ
wasAdministeredBy Japanese South Pacific Mandate ⓘ
surface form: Japan under South Seas Mandate

United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
wasOccupiedBy Japan ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Angaur → governingBody → Angaur self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Angaur State Government
Palau → hasIsland → Angaur ⓘ