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Mwoakilloa (or Mokil previously named Wellington Island or Duperrey Island, after Louis Isidore Duperrey) is an inhabited atoll in the central Pacific Ocean. Geographically, it belongs to the Caroline Islands and is a district of the outlying islands of Pohnpei of the Federated States of Micronesia.

Mwoakilloa lies 153 kilometres east of Pohnpei and approximately 113 kilometres northwest of Pingelap. The almost-rectangular atoll is 4.5 kilometres long and 2.8 kilometres broad. The atoll consists of the three islands Uhrek, Kahlap (Capitol), and Mwandohn, forming a central lagoon of approximately 2 square kilometres in area. Only the northeast island Kahlap is inhabited, with the town facing the lagoon. The total area of all islands is approximately 1.24 square kilometres.

The population of Mwoakilloa decreased from 177 in 2000[1] to 147 in 2008. The inhabitants speak Mokilese — similar to the Pohnpeian language in the family of Micronesian languages.

The name "Wellington Island" comes from the vessel Marquis of Wellington, whose captain named the island after his vessel. The Marquis of Wellington was on her way to China, having transported 200 or so convicts to Port Jackson, Australia, from Britain.

Transportation

Mokil Atoll Airfield
IATA: none ICAO: none
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Government
Operator	Civil Government
Serves	Kahlap
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 1,200 370 Concrete

Mokil Airfield is located on the southern end of Kahlap with a 1,200 feet (370 m) runway.[2] The airfield offers no service and used by chartered flights by Caroline Islands Air.

References

External links

• Mokil on Oceandots at the Wayback Machine (archived December 23, 2010)
• Mokil in the German Colonial Lexicon (German)
• A map of the Mokil atoll

На других языках

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[de] Mokil (Atoll)

Mokil (auch Mwoakilloa, alte Namen sind Wellington- oder Duperreyinseln) ist ein bewohntes Atoll im zentralen Pazifischen Ozean. Geographisch gehört es zum Archipel der Karolinen, politisch zum Bundesstaat Pohnpei der Föderierten Staaten von Mikronesien.

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- [en] Mokil Atoll

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[es] Atolón Mokil

El atolón Mokil (en inglés: Mokil Atoll)[1] (también Mwoakilloa, anteriormente denominada Isla Wellington o la Isla de Duperrey) es un atolón y un isla habitada en el Océano Pacífico central. Geográficamente, pertenece a las Islas Carolinas y es un distrito de las islas de Pohnpei de los Estados Federados de Micronesia.

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[fr] Mokil

Mokil (également connue comme Mwoakilloa, auparavant Wellington Island ou île Duperrey) est un atoll habité des îles Carolines qui fait partie de l'État de Pohnpei dans les États fédérés de Micronésie. Le capitaine Français Duperrey sur La Coquille, en 1824, est le premier européen à avoir observé l'île.

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[ru] Мокил

Мокил — обитаемый атолл в центральной части Тихого океана. Географически он относится к Каролинским островам и является районом штата Понпеи Федеративных Штатов Микронезии.

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