Ngulu Atoll

Ngulu
NASA picture of Ngulu Atoll
Geography
LocationNorth Pacific
Coordinates8°27′N 137°29′E / 8.450°N 137.483°E / 8.450; 137.483
ArchipelagoCaroline
Total islands9
Area0.4 km2 (0.15 sq mi)
Highest elevation2 m (7 ft)
Administration
Demographics
Population26 (2000)
Ethnic groupsMicronesian

Ngulu Atoll is a coral atoll of three islands in the Caroline Islands in the Pacific Ocean, and forms a legislative district in Yap State in the Federated States of Micronesia. Ngulu extends for 36 kilometers (22 mi) by 22 kilometers (14 mi) with 18 reef segments enclosing a deep central lagoon of 382 square kilometers (147 sq mi). The eastern portion of the reef is deeply submerged. Its total land area of the nine islets is only 0.4 square kilometers (0.15 sq mi). Nugulu is located approximately 104 kilometers (65 mi) south-southwest of Yap and is the westernmost atoll in the Federated States of Micronesia. The population of Ngulu was 26 in 2000.[1]

Ngulu is located in Pacific Ocean
Ngulu
Ngulu
Location of Ngulu in the Pacific Ocean