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Mapia Atoll (Indonesian: Kepulauan Mapia), historically known as the Freewill Islands or San David, is an atoll in the Pacific Ocean. It is located in Papua province of Indonesia, approximately 290 kilometers north of the city of Manokwari and 630 kilometers from the islands of Palau. It consists of two main islands, Bras (Berasi) and Pegun (Mapia), the smaller Fanildo, and two minor islands, Bras Kecil (Little Bras) and Fanildo Kecil (Little Fanildo). The islands constitute a part of West Supiori District within Supiori Regency, Papua. The population at the 2020 Census was 199.[1]

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Mapia Atoll

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Geography
Location	Pacific Ocean
Coordinates	0°54′32″N 134°18′17″E
Total islands	5
Administration
Indonesia
Province	Papua

The atoll was once part of the Spanish Empire under the name of Güedes. According to Spanish researcher Emilio Pastor in a paper submitted to his government in 1948, a number of small islands in Micronesia (Kapingamarangi or Coroa, Mapia or Güedes, Ocea (now Kiritimati) or Matador, and Rongerik or Pescadores) continue legally under Spanish sovereignty. This is because the text of the German–Spanish Treaty of 1899 which transferred sovereignty of certain Spanish possessions in the Pacific to Germany, namely the Northern Mariana Islands (except Guam) and the Caroline Islands (including Palau), failed to include these smaller islands. Although the Spanish government studied the case in 1949 and accepted this interpretation, it has never formally reclaimed the islands.[2]

The extinct Mapia language was spoken on the islands until the end of the 20th century. As of 2000, according to Ethnologue, there was one elderly speaker of the language remaining on the islands.[3]

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На других языках

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[de] Mapia

Mapia (indonesisch Kepulauan Mapia), früher auch Freewill-Inseln, Saint David oder Güedes, ist ein Atoll in Indonesien. Es ist Teil des Regierungsbezirks Supiori in der Provinz Papua und liegt circa 190 km nördlich der indonesischen Stadt Manokwari sowie circa 710 km südlich von Koror, der größten Stadt Palaus. Es gilt als abgelegenste Inselgruppe Indonesiens und ist vor allem bei Tauchern beliebt. Das Atoll besteht aus den zwei Hauptinseln Bras und Pegun, der kleineren Insel Fanildo sowie den zwei kleinen Eilanden Bras Kecil und Fanildo Kecil.

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- [en] Mapia Atoll

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[fr] Îles Mapia

Les îles Mapia, en indonésien Kepulauan Mapia, forment un petit atoll d'Indonésie situé dans l'océan Pacifique, à environ 290 kilomètres au nord de la ville de Manokwari. Les deux principales sont Bras et Pegun.

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