Fais Island

Fais Island is a raised coral island in the eastern in the Pacific Ocean, and forms a legislative district in in the .
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island
  • Also known as: “Astrolabe”, “Feis”, “Feys”, and “Tromelin”

Fais Island

Latitude
9.76279° or 9° 45′ 46″ north
Longitude
140.51933° or 140° 31′ 10″ east
Population
215
Elevation
18 metres (59 feet)
Open location code
6RX2QG79+4P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 23703122
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
2082208
Wiki­data ID
Q1393489
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Tamil—“Fais Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Fais Island”
  • Chinese: “法斯島”
  • Dutch: “Fais Island”
  • Finnish: “Fais”
  • French: “Fais”
  • German: “Fais”
  • Italian: “Fais”
  • Japanese: “ファイス島”
  • Latvian: “Faisa”
  • Macedonian: “Фаис”
  • Persian: “فایس، میکرونزی”
  • Persian: “فایس”
  • Polish: “Fais”
  • Russian: “Фаис”
  • Spanish: “Isla Fais”
  • Swedish: “Fais Island”
  • Tamil: “ஃபைசு தீவு”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Falio and Lechuchu.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Fais Airfield and Rar.

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