Ulithi is an atoll in the Caroline Islands of the western Pacific Ocean, about 191 km (103 nmi) east of Yap, within Yap State.
Sketch by Walter Allan Finlayson: Officer's Hut on Mog Mog Island, ULITHI, May 1945 WWII
Sorlen Island and the north anchorage of Ulithi atoll, late 1944.
U.S. naval forces including carriers in the distance at anchor in Ulithi, March 1945
USS Iowa at a floating drydock at Manus Is
The State of Yap is one of the four states of the Federated States of Micronesia, located in the westernmost portion of the country. The state borders Palau to the southwest, Guam to the north, and Chuuk State to the east. According to the state's population census carried out in 2020, the total population is 11,577 residing across a total area of 119.54 sq km, though a large majority of the area is water. The only town area in the state, Colonia, serves as the state capital.
The Yap Monarch, the State Bird of Yap. The bird is native exclusively to the Yapese Main Islands.
Falalap, Woleai Atoll
Yapese dancers in traditional dress celebrating Yap Day through a men's standing dance.
US patrol vessels in Tamil Harbor, Yap Island.