Palau Islands
Palau Islands is an island in Palau and has about 19,900 residents. Palau Islands is situated nearby to the village Ngerulmud, as well as near the region Micronesia - Palau.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Capitol of Palau and Lake Ngardok.
Capitol of Palau
Government office
The Capitol of Palau is the palace of the Palau National Congress. It is located in Ngerulmud, the administrative capital of the country. Its design is based on the United States Capitol.
Lake Ngardok
Lake
Lake Ngardok is a lake on the Palauan island of Babeldaob, in the State of Melekeok. It is the second largest natural freshwater lake in all of the islands of Micronesia, after Lake Susupe on the isle of Saipan in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Meteu ’L Klechem
Protected area
Meteu 'L Klechem is a historic stone monolith in Melekeok, a community on the island of Babeldaob, the largest island in the nation of Palau. It is a roughly octagonal stone, 7 feet long and 2 feet thick, and weighing about 3,000 pounds.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ngerulmud and Melekeok.
Ngerulmud
Village
Ngerulmud is the seat of government of the Republic of Palau, an island nation in the Pacific Ocean. It replaced Koror City as a capital in October 2006.
Melekeok
Town
Photo: Binter, Public domain.
Melekeok is a town in the State of Melekeok. It is located on the east coast of Palau's largest island, Babeldaob.
Ngerkeai
Village
Ngerkeai is a village in Babeldaob island, the largest island in the island nation of the Republic of Palau. The village is the administrative center of Ngiwal state of Palau. Ngerkeai is situated 6 km north of Palau Islands.
Palau Islands
- Type: Island
- Also known as: “Arrecifos”, “DRAGOMAN WW2”, “Fannog”, “FULLCRY WW2”, “Groupe Pallay”, “Palao”, “Palaoa”, “Palaos Islands”, “Palau group”, “Palaus”, “Paleu”, “Pallow”, “Pally”, “Paloo”, “Palos”, “Panlog”, “Pannog”, “Parao Syoto”, “Parao-Jima”, “Parao-shotō”, “Paulogue”, “Peeloo Islands”, “Pelau-Inseln”, “Peleu”, “Pelew Group”, “Pelew Islands”, “Pellew”, “Pellew Inseln”, “Pelli”, “Pellow”, “Punlac”, “Punlog”, “SCHOOLGIRL WW2”, “The Pallou Islands”, “The Rainbow’s End”, and “Walau”
- Category: landform
- Location: Palau, Micronesia, Oceania
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Latitude
7.503° or 7° 30′ 11″ northLongitude
134.622° or 134° 37′ 19″ eastPopulation
19,900Elevation
242 metres (794 feet)Open location code
6QVPGJ3C+6RGeoNames ID
1559581
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Satellite Map
Discover Palau Islands from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Palauan to Swedish—“Palau Islands” goes by many names.
- Palauan: “Belau”
- Swedish: “Palau Öarna”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Micronesia - Palau and Western Caroline Islands - Palau.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Spanish East Indies and German New Guinea.
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