Pohnpei Island - General Fringing Mangroves

Pohnpei is an island of the Senyavin Islands which are part of the larger Caroline Islands group. It belongs to Pohnpei State, one of the four states in the Federated States of Micronesia.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pohnpei International Airport and Catholic Belltower.

Pohnpei International Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: Mike LaMonaca, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pohnpei International Airport is an airport serving Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia. It is located on Deketik, an islet connected to Pohnpei Island by a causeway.

The Catholic Belltower is a historic tower at the Catholic Mission in Kolonia, on the island of Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia. The belltower and adjoining masonry apse are all that remain of a church built in 1909 by German and Spanish Capuchin missionaries, when Ponape and the other Caroline Islands were administered as part of German New Guinea.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kolonia and Palikir.

Kolonia

Photo: Gargoylepni, Public domain.

Kolonia is a city on the island of Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia. The municipality of Kolonia has a population of around 6,500 people, but it is the center of an urban area of approximately 13,000 people, including the nearby suburbs of Sokehs Island, Nett and Porakied village.

Palikir

Town

Palikir is the capital city of the Federated States of Micronesia located in the western Pacific Ocean. A town of slightly under 5,000 residents, it is part of the larger Sokehs municipality, which had a population of 6,964 as of 2024, out of the nation's total population of 106,487. Palikir is situated 8 km southwest of Pohnpei Island - General Fringing Mangroves.

Pohnpei Island - General Fringing Mangroves

Type: Mangrove swamp
Category: body of water
Location: Pohnpei State, Federated States of Micronesia, Micronesia, Oceania
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Latitude

6.978° or 6° 58′ 41″ north

Longitude

158.211° or 158° 12′ 40″ east

Open location code

6RRWX6H6+5C

GeoNames ID

7648843

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include JP Naval and Seaplane Base WW2 and Dekehtik.

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