Falalop
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Falalop is an island, and is considered part of Ulithi Atoll, though it lies outside the atoll boundaries. Falalop is the most accessible of the inhabited islands, with an air strip, a small resort hotel, gas dealership, store and one of three public high schools in Yap state.
The island was given the code name Ameliorate by the allies. The island was occupied by an element of the U.S. Army's 81st Infantry Division on 23 September 1944. The airstrip on Falalop was promptly built and the first airplane, a C-47, landed on October 27th. The anchorage in the adjacent atoll could hold up to 700 ships.
The island was given the code name Ameliorate by the allies. The island was occupied by an element of the U.S. Army's 81st Infantry Division on 23 September 1944. The airstrip on Falalop was promptly built and the first airplane, a C-47, landed on October 27th. The anchorage in the adjacent atoll could hold up to 700 ships.
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Coordinates: 10°1'0"N 139°47'23"E
- Ulithi Atoll 26 km
- Yap 197 km
- Ngulu Atoll 312 km
- Guam 664 km
- Namonuito Atoll 1091 km
- Chuuk Lagoon 1307 km
- Nomwin Atoll 1316 km
- Murillo Atoll 1350 km
- Satawan Atoll 1588 km
- Oroluk Atoll 1710 km
- Wanyaan 183 km
- Rumung Island 185 km
- Ruu 185 km
- Maaq 188 km
- Colonia Sub District 192 km
- Ngoof 198 km
- Ngariy 199 km
- Magachgil 200 km
- Wreck of USS Oklahoma City (CL-91/CLG-5/CG-5) 256 km
- Ngulu Reef West Point 322 km
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