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Babeldaob

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Babeldaob or Babelthuap, volcanic island, 143 sq mi (370 sq km), largest island of Palau, in the W Caroline Islands, W Pacific. In 2006, Palau's capital was moved from the island of Oreor (Koror) to Melekeok on the east coast of Babeldaob. Babeldaob, which has roughly 70% of the country's land area and is largely covered by forest, also has two freshwater lakes and Palau's highest peak, Mt. Ngerchelchuus (794 ft/242 m).


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Extended trips visit remote places such as Peleliu, Jelly Fish Lake, North Babeldaob, Ngardmau water falls, the Palauan sunken village and more.
Palau Compact Road One of the Honolulu District's largest projects is a 53-mile, two-lane road-construction project on the Pacific island of Palau, where 80 percent of the population lives in the southern part of Babeldaob Island, the largest of Palau's more than 300 islands.
In Palau, Seacology recently provided demarcation buoys and funding for training local rangers at a newly established marine reserve off the island of Babeldaob.
 
 
 
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