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Palau consists of a string of islands along an oceanic ridge in the Westernmost part of the North Pacific. To the West and South, Palau is close to the Philippines, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. To the East, Palau is part of a scattering of islands that become known collectively as the Caroline Islands, which in turn lie within the larger region of mostly very small islands, collectively referred to as "Micronesia." Greek for "small islands," Micronesia includes the the Marianas, the Carolines, the Marshalls, Nauru and Kiribati: |
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On the next page, we will look more closely at the State of Airai, and orient ourselves to its various features and locales.
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