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UlithiWoleaiPuluwatMortlocksMokilPingelapSapwuahfikOrolukNukuoroKapingamarangiYap Chuuk Pohnpei Kosrae
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Pohnpei, Kosrae, Chuuk and Yap, and the outer islands, each with their own page. The written record is uneven; each page says where it is thin.

UlithiWoleaiMortl.NukuoroKapinga.Yap Chuuk Pohnpei Kosrae
UlithiWoleaiPuluwatMortlocksMokilPingelapSapw.Orol.NukuoroKapingamarangiYap Chuuk Pohnpei Kosrae
UlithiWoleaiPuluwatMortlocksMokilPingelapSapwuahfikOrolukNukuoroKapingamarangiYap Chuuk Pohnpei Kosrae
The four states at their true positions, with the outer atolls the record names. Dotted lines join the four stars west to east. At this width, atoll names that do not fit are on each state’s plate.

The plates

Events in the record, and how they fall across the ten eras, from the contact era (left) to recent years (right).

  1. Yap 213 eventsYap, also written Jap and Uap in older records.
  2. Chuuk 209 eventsChuuk, long recorded as Truk, and as Hogoleu by early sailors.
  3. Pohnpei 337 eventsPohnpei, long recorded as Ponape, with Kolonia once named Santiago de la Ascensión.
  4. Kosrae 158 eventsKosrae, recorded as Kusaie, Ualan and Strong’s Island.
  5. Outer islands 96 eventsFrom Ulithi and Woleai to the Mortlocks, Pingelap, Mokil, Nukuoro and Kapingamarangi.
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