Eauripik
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Eauripik Island is a coral atoll of three islands in the western Caroline Islands
in the Pacific Ocean
, and forms a legislative district in Yap State in the Federated States of Micronesia
.
Its total land area is only 23.6 hectares 0.236 square kilometre (0.0911201094278383 sq mi), but it encloses a deep lagoon
of 5.921 square kilometres (2.3 sq mi). With light southwest winds, there are usually breakers on both sides of the atoll. All of the islets are covered with coconut
palms. There used to be five islets, but two were washed away in the late 1970s by typhoon waves.
Eauripik is located approximately 108 kilometres (67.1 mi) southwest of Woleai
.
The population of Eauripik Island was 113 in 2000. Many islanders are usually residing on the Yap mainland as temporary laborers.
As with all of the Caroline Islands, sovereignty passed to the Empire of Germany in 1899. The island came under the control of the Empire of Japan
after World War I
, and was subsequently administered under the South Pacific Mandate
. Following World War II
, the island came under the control of the United States of America and was administered as part of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
from 1947, and became part of the Federated States of Micronesia
from 1979.
Caroline Islands
The Caroline Islands are a widely scattered archipelago of tiny islands in the western Pacific Ocean, to the north of New Guinea. Politically they are divided between the Federated States of Micronesia in the eastern part of the group, and Palau at the extreme western end...
in the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
, and forms a legislative district in Yap State in the Federated States of Micronesia
Federated States of Micronesia
The Federated States of Micronesia or FSM is an independent, sovereign island nation, made up of four states from west to east: Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei and Kosrae. It comprises approximately 607 islands with c...
.
Its total land area is only 23.6 hectares 0.236 square kilometre (0.0911201094278383 sq mi), but it encloses a deep lagoon
Lagoon
A lagoon is a body of shallow sea water or brackish water separated from the sea by some form of barrier. The EU's habitat directive defines lagoons as "expanses of shallow coastal salt water, of varying salinity or water volume, wholly or partially separated from the sea by sand banks or shingle,...
of 5.921 square kilometres (2.3 sq mi). With light southwest winds, there are usually breakers on both sides of the atoll. All of the islets are covered with coconut
Coconut
The coconut palm, Cocos nucifera, is a member of the family Arecaceae . It is the only accepted species in the genus Cocos. The term coconut can refer to the entire coconut palm, the seed, or the fruit, which is not a botanical nut. The spelling cocoanut is an old-fashioned form of the word...
palms. There used to be five islets, but two were washed away in the late 1970s by typhoon waves.
Eauripik is located approximately 108 kilometres (67.1 mi) southwest of Woleai
Woleai
Woleai is a coral atoll of twenty-two islands in the eastern Caroline Islands in the Pacific Ocean, and forms a legislative district in Yap State in the Federated States of Micronesia and is located approximately west-northwest of Ifalik and northeast of Eauripik...
.
The population of Eauripik Island was 113 in 2000. Many islanders are usually residing on the Yap mainland as temporary laborers.
As with all of the Caroline Islands, sovereignty passed to the Empire of Germany in 1899. The island came under the control of the Empire of Japan
Empire of Japan
The Empire of Japan is the name of the state of Japan that existed from the Meiji Restoration on 3 January 1868 to the enactment of the post-World War II Constitution of...
after World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, and was subsequently administered under the South Pacific Mandate
South Pacific Mandate
The was the Japanese League of Nations mandate consisting of several groups of islands in the Pacific Ocean which came under the administration of Japan after the defeat of the German Empire in World War I.-Early history:Under the terms of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance, after the start of World...
. Following World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, the island came under the control of the United States of America and was administered as part of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
The Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands was a United Nations trust territory in Micronesia administered by the United States from 1947 to 1986.-History:...
from 1947, and became part of the Federated States of Micronesia
Federated States of Micronesia
The Federated States of Micronesia or FSM is an independent, sovereign island nation, made up of four states from west to east: Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei and Kosrae. It comprises approximately 607 islands with c...
from 1979.