Pingelap

Pingelap is an atoll in the Pacific Ocean, part of of the , consisting of three islands: Pingelap Island, Sukoru and Daekae, linked by a reef system and surrounding a central lagoon, although only Pingelap Island is inhabited.
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  • Type: Atoll
  • Description: island group
  • Also known as: Island of the Color-blind”, “MacAskill”, “MALLEABLE WW2”, “McAskill”, “Musgrave”, “Pelelap”, “Pelelep”, “Piagelap”, “Pigerappu”, “Pingarappu To”, “Pingelap Islands”, and “Pingoulap

Pingelap

Latitude
6.215° or 6° 12′ 54″ north
Longitude
160.706° or 160° 42′ 22″ east
Population
438
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
6VR26P84+2C
Geo­Names ID
2081586
Wiki­data ID
Q576348
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Urdu—“Pingelap” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Pingelap Atoll
  • Chinese: 平格拉普環礁
  • Czech: Pingelap
  • Danish: Pingelap
  • Dutch: Pingelap
  • Finnish: Pingelap
  • French: Pingelap
  • German: Pingelap
  • Indonesian: Pingelap
  • Italian: Pingelap
  • Japanese: ピンゲラップ島
  • Japanese: ピンゲラップ環礁
  • Korean: 핀지랩
  • Latvian: Pinelapa
  • Lithuanian: Pingelapas
  • Macedonian: Пингелап
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Pingelap
  • Norwegian: Pingelap
  • Persian: پینگلاپ
  • Portuguese: Pingelap
  • Russian: Пингелап
  • Serbian: Острво Пингелап
  • Serbian: Пингелап
  • Spanish: Pingelap
  • Swedish: Pingelap Atoll
  • Urdu: پینگلاپ

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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