The Nomoi Islands, also known as the Mortlock Islands, are a group of three atolls in the state of Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia. They are located about 250 kilometers (160 miles) southeast of Chuuk Lagoon.[1]

Nomoi Islands

Location of the Nomoi Islands in the Pacific Ocean

Islands

The Mortlock Islands are Ettal, Namoluk, Ta, Nama, Oneop, Losap, Moch, Picemwar, Satowan, Lukunor (Likinioch), and Kuttu (KuKuttu). Losap, Nama, and Namoluk are clustered to the northwest of the other islands and are also called the Upper Mortlock Islands or Eastern Islands.

Satawan, the southern atoll, is the largest. Both Etal,[2] the northern one, and Lukunor[3] in the northeast are much smaller. They are located between 6 and 9 kilometers (3.7 and 5.6 miles) from each other.

History

They were sighted by the Spanish expedition of Álvaro de Saavedra in 1528.[4]

Captain James Mortlock was sailing from Port Jackson to Whampoa in Young William when he rediscovered two sets of islands on 19 and 27 November 1795. Confusingly, both were later called Mortlock Islands.[5]

Ethnography

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The Mortlock Islands remain more traditional than the inner lagoon islands. The Mortlockese language is similar to the normal Lagoon language but spoken and pronounced differently.

See also

• Takuu Atoll

References

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