Woleai, also known as Oleai, is a coral atoll of 22 islands in the western Caroline Islands in the Pacific Ocean, forming a legislative district in the Yap State in the Federated States of Micronesia, and located approximately 57 kilometers west-northwest of Ifalik and 108 kilometers northeast of Eauripik. Woleai is also the name of the largest of the islets constituting the atoll, lying to the northeast.
NASA picture of Woleai Atoll
Falalap, Woleai Atoll
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.
