Rock Islands
The Rock Islands of Palau, also called Chelbacheb, are a collection of several hundred small limestone or coral uprises in the Southern Lagoon of Palau between Koror and Peleliu, now an incorporated part of Koror State.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: archipelago in Koror State, Palau
- Also known as: “Chelbacheb”, “Gaiangas Island”, “Gaianges”, “Gaiangsu”, “Ngaiabes”, “Ngeanges”, and “Yar”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Chomedokl and Ongael.
Chomedokl
Islet
Chomedokl is an island of Palau. It is most known for its north cave entrance, which is a World Heritage Site listed by UNESCO.
Ongael
Island
Ongael Island is an island in Koror State, Palau. It is the location of the famous Ongael Lake.
Rock Islands
- Categories: archipelago, locality, and landform
- Location: Rock Islands, Koror, Palau, Micronesia, Oceania
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Latitude
7.2495° or 7° 14′ 58″ northLongitude
134.4081° or 134° 24′ 29″ eastElevation
42 metres (138 feet)Open location code
6QVP6CX5+R7OpenStreetMap ID
node 357255674OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Vietnamese—“Rock Islands” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Islles Chelbacheb”
- Belarusian: “Астравы Чэлбачэб”
- Belarusian: “Чэлбачэб”
- Catalan: “Chelbacheb”
- Catalan: “Illes Rock”
- Cebuano: “Chelbacheb Islands”
- Chinese: “罗克群岛”
- Chinese: “羅克群島”
- Croatian: “Otočje Chelbacheb”
- Czech: “Rock Islands”
- Dutch: “Chelbachebeilanden”
- Dutch: “Zuidelijke lagune van de Rock Islands”
- Esperanto: “Rokinsularo”
- French: “îles Chelbacheb”
- French: “Îles Chelbacheb”
- French: “Rock Islands”
- Galician: “Chelbacheb”
- Georgian: “კლდოვანი კუნძულები”
- Georgian: “პალაუს კლდოვანი კუნძულების ლაგუნები”
- Georgian: “ჩელბაჩები”
- German: “Chelbacheb-Inseln”
- German: “Rock Islands von Palau”
- German: “Rock Islands”
- Hebrew: “הלגונה הדרומית באיי רוק”
- Italian: “Rock Islands”
- Japanese: “ロックアイランド”
- Korean: “첼바체브 제도”
- Latvian: “Klinšu salas”
- Lithuanian: “Čelbačebas”
- Lithuanian: “Čelbačebo salos”
- Lithuanian: “Uolų salos”
- Maltese: “Chelbacheb”
- Maltese: “Gżejjer tal-Blat”
- Persian: “جزایر راک”
- Portuguese: “Ilhas Chelbacheb”
- Russian: “Острова Челбахеб”
- Russian: “Челбахеб”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Chelbacheb”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Otočje Chelbacheb”
- Spanish: “Islas Chelbacheb”
- Spanish: “Islas Roca”
- Swedish: “Rock Islands”
- Swedish: “Rocköarna”
- Turkish: “Rock Adaları”
- Vietnamese: “Quần đảo nam Palau”
- Vietnamese: “Quần đảo Rock”
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