Place details
Place namePohnpei
Other namesPonape, Ascension
CountryMicronesia, Federated States of
Latitude6.833
Longitude158.217
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
One of the largest islands in the central Pacific; surrounded by a barrier reef that encloses many small islands; fertile & hilly, it is settled on coast, but uninhabited in interior; noted for ruins of an early culture.