Mortlock Islands of Chuuk Lagoon

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The Mortlock Islands of Chuuk Lagoon are a remote group of low-lying atolls in the Federated States of Micronesia known for their traditional seafaring culture and use of the Mortlockese language.

All labels observed (3)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf atoll ⓘ
island group ⓘ
administrativeDivisionOf Chuuk State ⓘ
climate tropical ⓘ
country Federated States of Micronesia ⓘ
economy copra production ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ
elevation low-lying atolls ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Lower Mortlocks ⓘ
Nomoi Islands ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup Mortlockese people ⓘ
hasIsland Etal ⓘ
Etal Atoll ⓘ
linked to: Elato Atoll

Kuttu ⓘ
Lekinioch ⓘ
Losap Atoll ⓘ
Lukunor ⓘ
Lukunor Atoll ⓘ
Nama Island ⓘ
Namoluk ⓘ
Namoluk Atoll ⓘ
Oneop ⓘ
Pis-Losap ⓘ
Satawan ⓘ
Satawan Atoll ⓘ
Ta Island ⓘ
hasLanguage Mortlockese language ⓘ
hasRegion Lower Mortlocks ⓘ
Middle Mortlocks ⓘ
linked to: Mortlocks

Upper Mortlocks ⓘ
knownFor canoe-building traditions ⓘ
navigation skills ⓘ
traditional seafaring culture ⓘ
locatedIn Chuuk State ⓘ
Micronesia ⓘ
western Pacific Ocean ⓘ
partOf Chuuk Lagoon ⓘ
politicalStatus part of a sovereign state in free association with the United States ⓘ
population several thousand inhabitants ⓘ
primaryReligion Christianity ⓘ
threatenedBy coastal erosion ⓘ
sea level rise ⓘ
traditionalNavigation use of ocean swells ⓘ
use of stars ⓘ
use of winds and currents ⓘ
transport inter-island boats ⓘ
small airstrips on some atolls ⓘ
usesCurrency United States dollar ⓘ
linked to: US dollar

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mortlockese language → primaryLocation → Mortlock Islands of Chuuk Lagoon ⓘ
Truk District → contains → Western Islands (Chuuk State) ⓘ
linked to: Mortlock Islands of Chuuk Lagoon
Hall Islands → isPartOf → Outer Islands of Chuuk ⓘ
linked to: Mortlock Islands of Chuuk Lagoon