Municipalities of Pohnpei - Pingelap, Kolonia, Kapingamarangi, Nukuoro, Sapwuahfik, U, Pohnpei, Nett, Oroluk, Madolenihmw, Kitti (Paperback)

Chapters: Pingelap, Kolonia, Kapingamarangi, Nukuoro, Sapwuahfik, U, Pohnpei, Nett, Oroluk, Madolenihmw, Kitti. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 30. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Pingelap is an atoll in the Pacific Ocean, part of Pohnpei state of the Federated States of Micronesia, consisting of three islands: Pingelap Island, Sukoru and Daekae, linked by a reef system and surrounding a central lagoon, although only Pingelap Island is inhabited. The entire system has a land area of 1.8 km (455 acres) at high-tide, and is less than 2.5 miles (4 km) at its widest point. The atoll has its own language, Pingelapese, spoken by most of the atoll's 250 residents. A map of the Pohnpei region. Pingelap is at the eastern edge of the map.The atoll was seized by Japan in October 1914, following the start of World War I, and the southern part of Pingelap Island was occupied by Japan during hostilities in the Pacific Ocean theater of World War II for a supply base, and was attacked by Allied Forces. The presence of foreign troops on the island led to the introduction of a number of infectious diseases, including gonorrhoea, tuberculosis and dysentery, which reduced the population from its pre-war level of around 1000 to 800 and decreased the fertility rate significantly. Historically, the atoll was ruled by a paramount chief known as the nahnmariki; a hereditary title which granted certain land rights to its holder. This system remained in place during Japanese rule, although the title was renamed "Island Magistrate." However, with the arrival of the U.S. Navy in 1945, a democratically-elected system was set up alongside the traditional system, which gradually weakened in power. Universal primary education was provided for Pingelapese children and a limited health care scheme was set up t...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=11746260