7 Surprising Facts about Micronesia
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In this brief video you can find seven little known facts about Micronesia.
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1. The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) are Kosrae, Pohnpei, Chuuk (formerly Truk) and Yap, stretching over a vast expanse of Pacific Ocean just north of the equator. Together, the states comprise around 607 islands (a combined land area of approximately 702 km2 that cover a longitudinal distance of almost 2,700 km just north of the equator.
2. During World War II, Chuuk Lagoon was the Empire of Japan's main base in the South Pacific theatre. In 1944 it was destroyed by US bombers, in an attack that lasted 3 days, sinking 12 warships and 32 merchant ships. The consequences of the attack made Chuuk lagoon the biggest graveyard of ships in the world.
3. No visit in Yap is complete until you have a chance to see the Stone Money Banks located throughout the island. Massive pieces of Stone Money line a stone pathway in the villages displaying the wealth of the village. Here, size does matter as each piece has a value based on where it came from and how it was made.
4. Every year since 1952, the United States Air force has carried out ‘Operation Christmas Drop’ to give gifts to the people of the remote Kapingamarangi Atoll. The gifts are donated by the people of Guam. As well as useful supplies like fishing nets and tools, the parcels also contain toys and school supplies for the children of Kapingamarangi. The boxes are dropped from a large cargo plane, on parachutes, and can weigh anything up to 180 kg each.
5. Nan Madol is an ancient ruined city built on man-made islets. It is a ceremonial compound, built on a network of man-made structures just offshore, on the eastern side of Pohnpei. It was a scene of human activity as early as the first or second century AD. By the 8th or 9th century, islet construction had started.
6. The Rumung people, living in the far north, are fearfully conservative. The island of Rumung has been forbidden to all foreigners since the 17th century. The absolute preservation of culture and tradition was paramount to the community of Rumung.
7. For such a small and isolated country, it had a lot of contacts with the western world. Since the 19th century, it was ruled by Spain, Germany, Japan and the US. Their former capital city, Kolonia, was built by the Spanish, but after independence the Micronesians built their own, new capital: Palikir.
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hey I'm from Micronesia!🇸🇴🌺🌸🌰
hey no one cares!
Farhan Hekmatyar that's meeaan
hey I'm from micro too
DAYLA ALEX 691 awesome! Are there many spiders in Micronesia? And snakes?
Be Your Own Hero Not really
I am yapese so don't hate or hate other Micronesians ok
beatiful sebastian ioan interesting
that Micronesia has two brothers palua, Marshall Islands. my mom and dad lives there but I was born in Hawaii
Hands up for Micronesians
yep you are right!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!thanks
What the difference between Micronesia and freated
What is difference between Micronesia and Federated state of Micronesia ???
Please let me know thanks
Ya darn right!
@@zethcao11 PALAU was never part of FSM!! Get your fact straight!!
Love from guam
They are the very first to welcome the new year (:
Gusssy218
Actually it's the people of the Kiribati Islands since their islands hit the eastern meridian.
Gusssy218 Interesting... :)
yoshi lorak again Very Interesting... :)
First comment. Awesome video
Thanks again!
Best Oceania country so far.
Interesting country indeed!
I love Austronesian countries
From Philippines
yakuwe kaselel rananim Palau Guam Saipan and Nauru
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I'm yapese and proud :)
izzy good for you :)
Same here🤙🏽🤙🏽🇫🇲🇫🇲
I’m Micronesian and proud🇫🇲🤙🏽🌺
I AM FROM MICRONESIA🌴🌺🏝️🍹🍍🐠🍌I BET MICRONESIANS ARE LOOKING ATE THIS I AM FROM KOSRAE I LIVE IN POHNPEI I SPEAK POHNPEIAN ALSO KOSRAEN
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I was born in Micronesia
1:09 that's a dime?
Meme Haven no it is not a dime
yep!..wait til you see the quarter you'll be amazed! lol
Nahh its called stone money
First discovered by the Portuguese and Spanish??? These islands were already discovered and settle millennias before the Europeans even started explorations.lll
Rayme Peter
Ferdinand Magelland and his crew were Spaniards funded by the Portuguese government.
Spaniards were Christian Catholics, not Muslims.
And the Portuguese only found Guam, not any of the other Micronesian islands.
We did not have nappy or woolly hair, we had wavy and straight hair with both dark brown or light brown skins.
It was the beachcombers and traders who came after the explorers, not the whalers.
@@yoshilorak5897 Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese and his expedition was funded by Spain, I know it because I am from Philippines
Im half Pohnpei half yap half jappenese half Chinese half hawaii fully chuukese
...if you're half of every island then you must be a planet! lol
John Martin don’t even comment.. smh
Hello if you wan't +20:000 views do Kosovo because we are recognized by 112 ONU countries!..
I'm sure you will take views , Albania and Serbia have a lot of views
And there are so many interesting facts.
happy un
We’re still using US dollars. How are we independent?