Angaur Island (Rois)

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The southern and western most island of Palau. Formerly home to a US Coast Guard LORAN station.

www.visit-palau.com/60thanniv/angaur.html

Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angaur

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Coordinates: 6°54'22"N 134°8'16"E

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GeodesyMike

Liberated by the 81st Infantry Division in WWII. My father was a "Wildcat" and fought here in 1944. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/81st_Infantry_Division_%28United_States%29

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Angaur Airport 0.8 km
Former Loran station 1.6 km
Wreck of YMS-19 2.8 km
Wreck of USS Perry (DD-340/DMS-17) 4.1 km
Peleliu South Harbor 13 km
Peleliu Airfield 15 km
Former Japanese Headquarters 15 km
The Point 15 km
Japanese Caves and Wreckage of a US Marine Tank 16 km
Death Valley and Bloody Nose Ridge 17 km

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Angaur Airport Former Loran station Wreck of YMS-19 Wreck of USS Perry (DD-340/DMS-17) Peleliu South Harbor Peleliu Airfield Former Japanese Headquarters The Point Japanese Caves and Wreckage of a US Marine Tank Death Valley and Bloody Nose Ridge