Truk Islands
E848117
The Truk Islands, also known as Chuuk Lagoon, are a group of islands in Micronesia famed for their large sheltered lagoon and numerous World War II shipwrecks that make them a renowned diving destination.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Truk Islands canonical | 2 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archipelago
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lagoon ⓘ scuba diving destination ⓘ tourist destination ⓘ |
| adminCenter | Weno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalOfState | Weno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Federated States of Micronesia ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent |
1944-02-17
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1944-02-18 ⓘ |
| governedBy | Chuuk State Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
lagoon fishing
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scuba diving ⓘ snorkeling ⓘ wreck photography ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Chuuk Atoll
NERFINISHED
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Chuuk Lagoon NERFINISHED ⓘ Truk Lagoon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCity |
Fefan
NERFINISHED
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Tonowas NERFINISHED ⓘ Uman NERFINISHED ⓘ Weno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate | tropical rainforest climate ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | Chuukese people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
World War II shipwrecks
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barrier reef ⓘ large sheltered lagoon ⓘ numerous coral islands ⓘ sunken aircraft ⓘ war relics ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Chuukese language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainEconomicActivity |
fishing
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subsistence agriculture ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasReligion | Christianity ⓘ |
| knownFor |
World War II Japanese fleet wrecks
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lagoon diving visibility ⓘ underwater archaeology ⓘ wreck diving ⓘ |
| largestIsland | Weno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Caroline Islands
NERFINISHED
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Chuuk State NERFINISHED ⓘ Micronesia NERFINISHED ⓘ western Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Federated States of Micronesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfTimeZone | UTC+10 ⓘ |
| tourismType |
dive tourism
ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ |
| usedToBeCalled |
Ruk
NERFINISHED
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Truk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasAttackedIn | Operation Hailstone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasMajorBaseDuring | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasMajorBaseFor | Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.