Puluwat
| Polowat Atoll, Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia
elevation 7 feet (2.1 m) |
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10
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223
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258
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275
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267
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238
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189
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167
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Poluwat, also Polowat, formerly Puluwat, is a coral atoll and a municipality of Chuuk state, Federated States of Micronesia.
Polowat is located in the northwestern region (Oksoritod), and there in the western area (Pattiw) of Chuuk state. The location is 07°21′26″N 149°12′01″E / 7.35722°N 149.20028°E. The atoll has five islets (including itself) lying on the rim of the reef, with an aggregate land area of 3.4 km², listed counterclockwise starting at Polowat in the southeast:
Since Polowat Atoll has only a small lagoon, in comparison with most Micronesian atolls, the total size is only 7 km². Alei in the west and Polowat in the east, the two largest islands of the atoll, have breadfruit trees at the middle and coconut palms along the shores. Along the northern rim of the reef, between Polowat and Alei, are Alengelap Islet and To Islet. The southern corner of the atoll is marked by Haw Islet, with 0.02 km² the smallest. These smaller islets are rocky and wooded, but have few coconut palms.
Polowat Atoll and specifically Alei Island are the westernmost land features of Chuuk state.
There are three villages on the west side of Polowat Island, facing the lagoon, with a total population of 1,015 (census of 2000), from north to south:
Uranie Bank, which extends about 26 km southeast from Polowat, has depths of 11 to 61 meters. Together with Polowat Atoll, it might be considered part of a larger, mostly submerged atoll structure, with a total size of 332 km².
Enderby Bank, with a depth of 16 meters, coral, lies about 5 km WNW of Alei Island.
elevation 7 feet (2.1 m)
It was discovered by Spanish naval officer Juan Antonio de Ibargoitia commanding the vessel Filipino on 7 April 1801.
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