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. Catholic Belltower is situated 3 km east of Eel Pool.

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 7 km south of Eel Pool.

Eel Pool

Type: Zoo
Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
Location: Sokehs, Pohnpei State, Federated States of Micronesia, Micronesia, Oceania
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Latitude

6.97666° or 6° 58′ 36″ north

Longitude

158.18512° or 158° 11′ 6″ east

Open location code

6RRWX5GP+M2

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3231503153

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=zoo

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