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Chuuk (ch k) or Truk (tr k, trŭk), state (1990 est. pop. 48,853), c.39 sq mi (100 sq km), Federated States of Micronesia, W Pacific, in the E Caroline Islands Caroline Islands, archipelago, c.830 sq mi (2,150 sq km), W Pacific, just north of the equator. The largest islands are Palau (Belau), Yap , Chuuk (Truk), Pohnpei (Ponape), and Kosrae. The islands are fertile and rich in minerals...... Click the link for more information. . One of four states comprising the Federated States of Micronesia Micronesia, Federated States of, independent nation (2005 est. pop. 108,000), c.271 sq mi (702 sq km), an island group in the W Pacific Ocean. It comprises four states: Kosrae, Pohnpei (formerly Ponape), Chuuk (formerly Truk), and Yap . ..... Click the link for more information. , Chuuk consists of c.55 volcanic islands surrounded by an atoll reef and many islets. The chief products are copra and dried fish. During World War II, Chuuk was the site of an important Japanese naval base. |
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To break this cycle, Poyer, Falgout and Carucci elicited Micronesians' stories through interviews in the Marshall Islands, Pohnpei, Kosrae, Chuuk and Yap. Micronesia is composed of four states--Pohnpei, Yap, Chuuk, and Kosrac each of which has its own state governance. Matson currently offers a monthly service to the Marshall Islands from Honolulu via the container barge Islander and a 21-day service from Guam to Kosrae, Pohnpei and Chuuk via a connecting carrier agreement. |
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