Showing posts with the label Micronesia

Banaba: A Tropical Paradise Destroyed by Mining

Oct 8, 2018

In the Pacific Ocean, halfway between Papua New Guinea and Hawaii, there is a small island named Banaba belonging to a scattered group of is...

Japanese Holdouts: The Soldiers Who Wouldn’t Surrender

Mar 21, 2017

Emperor Hirohito’s announcement of Japan’s surrender at the end of the Second Word War came as a blessed relief to millions of Japanese who ...

Warship Graveyard of Chuuk Lagoon

Sep 3, 2016

Under the clear blue waters of Chuuk Atoll in the South Pacific, seven degrees north of the equator, near New Guinea, lies the wreck of a do...

The Giant Stone Coins of Yap

Jun 25, 2014

The island of Yap in the Pacific Ocean, is one of the four states that make up the independent sovereign island nation of Micronesia. Coveri...