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1.1 Geography of Palau 1.1.1 Location and Population of Palau Palau is part of a longer chain of islands within the group of islands known as Micronesia (meaning “tiny” islands). Palau sits approximately 500 statute miles (800 kilometers) north of New Guinea, southeast of the Philippines and southwest of Guam in the Mariana archipelago. Its closest neighbor within the group of Micronesian islands is Yap, which is a member of the Federated State of Micronesia. Palau has a total land area of 190.655 square miles (460 square kilometers, Source: PALARIS 2006) surrounded by a 70- mile-long (112 kilometers, source, PALAU - REA) barrier reef that forms a lagoon approximately 560 square miles in size. http://www.cia.gov/publications/factbook/maps/ps-map.gif Palau also owns an exclusive fishery zone of twelve nautical miles beyond its baseline. Palau is an archipelago stretching between 7 degrees and 20 minutes north latitude and 134 degrees and 28 minutes east longitude (between 2 and 8 degrees latitude from north to south and 131 to 134 longitude from east to west). There are 300 high and low islands (Palau archipelago consists of 586 islands, spread over an area of 1,940 sq.km, Source: Palau Nature Facts, TNC) with the low islands mostly situated near the extreme ends of the archipelago. The total area of all the islands of Palau is 188 square miles (source: Palau Nature Facts, TNC). At the northern end are the islands of Ngeruangel, Ngcheangel (Kayangel), and Babeldaob. At the southern end are Oreor (Koror), Ngerekebesang, Ngemelachel, Chelebacheb (Rock Islands), Ngerechong, Ngemelis Islands, Ngebed. Beliliou and Ngeaur are in the southern portion. Farther south, at least 350 statue miles (about 575 to 600 kilometers from main islands of Palau, source: Palau Nature Facts, TNC,) from Koror, are the Southwest islands of 8
Sungesol (Sunsorol) and Fana, Bul (Pulo Anna) and Merir, Hatohobei (Tobi) and Helen Reef. The largest island, Babeldaob, is about 25 miles (40 kilometers) at its widest area and consists predominantly of rolling hills. The highest point is Mt. Ngerchelchuus at about 719 feet (219.15 meters), on the island of Babeldaob. Rivers and Lakes can be seen throughout the various states of Babeldaob including the longest river, the Ngermeskang River, about 9.8 miles long, along the west coast that flows into the Ngeremeduu Bay, the largest coastal estuary, watershed area, and conservation area in Micronesia. Along the east coast is the second longest river, the Ngerdorch River with the Ngerdorch Watershed that includes Lake Ngardok, the largest freshwater lake in Micronesia. (Natural History of Palau) (2007 revision Sources: 2004 Palau Nature Facts, The Nature Conservancy (TNC), the Palau Rapid Ecological Assessment (REA) 1994 Summary, and Communication with the (PALARIS) Palau Automated Land And Resources Information Systems Office) According to statistics from the 2000 census survey conducted by the Ministry of Finance, Office of Statistics, Palau’s total population is 19,129 people. Ethnicity Number of Residents Palauan 13,364 Non Palauan 5,765 Total 19,129 1.1.2 Climate Palau has a maritime tropical climate with a high amount of rainfall. The average daily temperature throughout the year is 81 degrees Fahrenheit while the relative humidity is about 82%. An average of rain feeds into the rivers and streams of Palau, contributing to the humidity levels. Wind direction shifts occur with the trade winds blowing from the northeast and east during November to May. From June to September, winds come from the southwest. These wind directions, rainfall, and temperatures contribute toward the conditions of survival for the flora (plants) and fauna (animals) of Palau. In addition, the changing physical characteristics of the islands have been affected throughout millions of years by the natural forces wind, rain, and movement of the Earth’s crust. Photo: Patricia Davis Presently, man and technology have played major role in changing Palau’s physical characteristics including its rich and diverse marine resources. 9
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Jellyfish Lake’s golden jellyfish
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anemone population has quickly expa
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3.8 Important Marine Life 3.8.1 Mar
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3.8.3 Sharks A lot of bad publicity
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Pat Colin Human Impacts Turtle popu
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Sources for Additional Reading: The
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Organization and focus Oceana=works
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4.2 Palauan Money Udoud According t
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4.5 Rock Island Art and Historical
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4.6 Stone Monoliths Stone carvings
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4.8 Bai A traditional Palauan meeti
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traded metal tools with them, and t
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5.1 Historical Periods The history
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5.1.3 Modern Times At the start of
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Site Name Ngerengchol 5.2 Historica
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6.1 An Overview Traditional Knowled
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8.1 KOROR STATE ROCKS ISLANDS MANAG
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SUMMARY OF KOROR STATE ENVIORNMENTA
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FISHING LICENSES • Koror State Pu
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(K) "Licensing or Permitting Agency
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(3) The Class B designation should
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2401-11-27 Palau Discharge Permit A
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(A) The Board may either approve, c
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WATER USE AREAS: CLASSIFICATION AND
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MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 2401-11-56
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