Mokil (Atoll)

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Mokil (also Mwoakilloa, old names are Wellington or Duperreyinseln ) is an inhabited atoll in the central Pacific Ocean. Geographically, it is part of the archipelago of the Caroline Islands, politically for Pohnpei State of the Federated States of Micronesia.

Mokil lies to the east Pohnpeis, 153 km east of the island of Pohnpei and 113 km north-west of Pingelap. The nearly rectangular atoll is 4.5 km long and 2.8 km wide; the 2 km ² large lagoon is thereby surrounded by the three islands Urak, Kahlap ( Mokil ) and Manton. Only Kahlap in the North East is inhabited, with the village facing the lagoon. The land area of all islands combined is 1.24 km ².

The 177 residents Mokils speak Mokilesisch, a Micronesian language the Pohnpeanischen similar.

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