Olimarao Atoll is an uninhabited atoll with a land area of 0.2 km² in the State of Yap in the Federated States of Micronesia. It is located 36 kilometers northwest of Elato and 860 kilometers southeast of Yap island. Olimarao belongs administratively to Elato.

Olimarao

Location of Olimarao in the Pacific Ocean

Geography

The atoll's surface is 11 km² and it is roughly 5 km long and 3 km wide. The lagoon has a surface of about 6 km² and two passages into it located in the southern fringes of the reef.[1]

Islands

There are only two small islets (Motus) on the reef, with a total surface of 0.2 km² (20 hectares):[2]

• Olimarao Island, located at the NE end of the reef is the largest
• Falipi Island in the SW corner is only 2.4 ha in surface

Both islands have coconut palms, among other vegetation, like Scaevola taccada bushes.

Ecology

The whole atoll is part of the Olimarao Conservation Area. This zone is meant to protect the breeding places of sea turtles, coconut crabs and pelagic birds. [3]

See also

• Desert island
• List of islands

References

External links

• Marine World Database
• Report of the German South Pacific Expedition 1908-1910
• Polynesia-Micronesia Biodiversity Hotspot

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