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Chuuk Lagoon (Truk Lagoon): Shipwreck Alley
Chuuk Lagoon, also known as Truk Micronesia. The atoll consists of a protec- square miles), with a population of 34,651
Lagoon, is a sheltered body of water in tive reef, 225 kilometers (140 mi) around, people. Chuuk means mountain in the
the central Pacific. About 1800 km north- enclosing a natural harbor 79 by 50 kilo- Chuukese language. Chuuk Lagoon is part
east of New Guinea, it is located mid-ocean meters (49 by 30 mi), with an area of 2,130 of the larger Caroline Islands group.
at 7 degrees North latitude, and is part of square kilometers (820 square miles). It has
Chuuk State within the Federated States of a land area of 127.4 square kilometers (49.2
