Angaur

island, Palau

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Angaur is a sparsely populated island in Palau, a country in the western Pacific Ocean. It is one of the islands located outside Palau's main barrier reef system, south of Peleliu. Angaur is a raised coral island with a volcanic substructure. Historically, it was mined for phosphate by the Germans and later the Japanese. The island has an airport and is accessible by boat or airplane from other Palauan islands. Angaur is part of the Republic of Palau, which gained full sovereignty in 1994 after being a UN Trust Territory administered by the United States.1

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…km) north of Babelthuap, and Angaur, 6 miles (10 km) south of Peleliu. Angaur was heavily mined for its phosphate first by the Germans and later by the Japanese. Sonsorol, Pulo Anna, and Tobi, all with areas of less than 1 square mile (2.6 square km), are 180 miles (290…
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…km) north of Babelthuap, and Angaur, 6 miles (10 km) south of Peleliu. Angaur was heavily mined for its phosphate first by the Germans and later by the Japanese. Sonsorol, Pulo Anna, and Tobi, all with areas of less than 1 square mile (2.6 square km), are 180 miles (290…
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