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Within Vinony's link graph, Rock Islands is referenced by 88 other articles, and connects out to World Heritage Site, Koror and Philippines.
The entry is geolocated on the map in isle.
It is catalogued under topics including Important Bird Areas of Palau, Important Bird Areas of the Caroline Islands and Island restoration.
Its subject is documented across 29 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Total islands
- 250–300
- Area
- 41.12 km (15.88 sq mi)
- Highest elevation
- 207 m (679 ft)
- State
- Koror
- Population
- 6 (2014)
- Official name
- Rock Islands Southern Lagoon
- Criteria
- Cultural: iii, v; Natural: vii, ix, x
- Inscription
- 2012 (36th Session )
- Buffer zone
- 164,000 ha
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- archipelago
- Country
- Palau
- Located in
- Koror
- Population
- 6
- Area
- 41.12
- Elevation
- 207
- Time zone
- UTC+09:00
- Body of water
- Philippine Sea
- Image
- Palau-rock-islands20071222.jpg
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- Commons category
- Rock Islands
- native label
- Rock Islands
- located in/on physical feature
- Caroline Islands
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Encyclopedic overview
The Rock Islands of Palau, also called Chelbacheb, are a collection of several hundred small limestone or coral uprises in the Southern Lagoon of Palau between Koror and Peleliu, now an incorporated part of Koror State. There are between 250 and 300 islands in the group according to different sources, with an aggregate area of 42 square kilometers (16 sq mi) and a maximum height of 207 meters (679 ft). The islands were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2012.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rock Islands” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.