Kuop

Kuop

Kuop is a low-lying satellite atoll formation of the Chuuk island-barrier reef complex, situated less than 3 km south from the outer barrier reefs of southern Chuuk.

The atoll is rectangular in shape, measuring 21.5 km in length (orientated northwest to southeast) with a maximum width of 8 km at the southeastern end. The rim of the atoll contains four small islets with a combined land area of 0.5 km² — the largest located at the northeast corner, the second largest at the southwest corner and the two smallest islets at the southeast corner.

image: millenium coral reefs landsat archive/usf millenium global coral reef mapping project/nasa seawifs/nasa jsc

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