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Pulusuk or Houk Island is a village and municipality in the state of Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia.[1]
Pulusuk | |
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 Landsat picture of Pulusuk | |
| Country | Federated States of Micronesia |
| State | Chuuk |
It is a small island that lies at the end of a 55 km (34 mi) long submerged atoll. Pulusuk is part of the Pattiw group, located 244 km (152 mi) to the west of Chuuk.[2]
The first recorded sighting by Europeans was by Spanish naval officer Juan Antonio de Ibargoitia commanding the vessel Filipino in 1799. He charted it as Bartolomé.[3][4][5]
Houk Airfield
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government | ||||||||||
| Operator | Civil Government | ||||||||||
| Serves | Pulusuk | ||||||||||
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Houk Airfield consists of a paved 1,350 feet (410 m) runway that cuts through the forested south end of the island.[6] The rudimentary airport is not serviced (no passenger terminal, no hangars or no fuel). Caroline Islands Air has chartered flights to the airfield.
References
- Statoids.com, retrieved December 8, 2010
- "Oceandots - Houk". Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - Robson, R.W. The Pacific Islands Handbook New York 1946. p.142
- Sharp, Andrew The discovery of the Pacific Islands Oxford, 1960, p.183.
- Brand, Donald D. The Pacific Basin: A History of its Geographical Explorations The American Geographical Society, New York, 1967, p.141.
- "Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) Division of Civil Aviation | Houk (Pulusuk) Civil Airfield, Houk Island, Micronesia".
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[de] Houk (Insel)
Houk (anderer Name: Pulusuk) ist eine kleine Koralleninsel im Archipel der Karolinen im zentralen Pazifischen Ozean. Politisch gehört sie zum Bundesstaat Chuuk der Föderierten Staaten von Mikronesien.- [en] Pulusuk
[fr] Houk
Houk (également appelé Pulusuk) est un atoll des îles Carolines dans la région de Pattiw. C'est une municipalité du district d'Oksoritod, dans l'État de Chuuk, un des États fédérés de Micronésie. Il a une superficie d'environ 7 miles et compte 396 habitants (2008), presque tous catholiques.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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