Piagailoe

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West Fayu (also Piagailoe ) is an uninhabited atoll in the eastern part of the State of Yap, the Federated States of Micronesia, and thus belongs to the archipelago of the Caroline Islands in the Pacific Ocean. To distinguish it from the state to Chuuk associated and 500 km further east Atoll Fayu (East Fayu ) of the island 's name was prefixed West.

Geography

West Fayu is located 71 km north-east of Lamotrek, 82 km north- west of Satawal and 945 km east of the main island of Yap. The atoll is located at the western end of a long chain of submarine elevations that extend from the Gray Feather Bank over 180 kilometers to the west, and which also includes the Condor Reef, Pikelot and Oraitilipu Bank belong.

West Fayu is a small atoll with a length of over seven kilometers and consists of a nearly circular ring of reefs, with a diameter of 3.5 km. A Seitenriff extends four kilometers to the northeast. In the southeast there is a shallow passage for boats in the lagoon.

The only island is densely forested West Fayu Iceland (or Islet ) at 8 ° 5 ' 21 " N, 146 ° 44' 28" O8.0891666666667146.74111111111 in the Northeast. The island has a land area of just over six acres, while the lagoon measures 5.6 km ². The total area is about 11 km ². The lagoon is up to 38 meters deep.

Management

West Fayu belongs to the municipality ( municipality ) Satawal. Satawal is located 82 km southeast of West Fayu. The municipality is part of the fourth electoral district of the State of Yap, one of the five boroughs ..