Laiap
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nickname: Rainbow Island | |
|---|---|
_-_Laiap.jpg) | |
_-_map_of_Laiap.jpg) Maps of Laiap showing the coastline as of 2007 and 2014 | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Pacific Ocean |
| Archipelago | Pohnpei |
| Administration | |
| State | Pohnpei State |
| Municipaliy | Kitti |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone | |
Laiap, also known as Rainbow Island, is a reef island in the Kitti municipality of Pohnpei, Pohnpei State, Federated States of Micronesia. A private island owned by the Christian family, it hosts a house whose second story is open for guests to stay in.[1] The other islands in its vicinity are Nahlap to the west, Nahtik to the east and Ros beyond Nahtik. Reefs nearby Laiap include Aren, Tehiak and Mwudoakoa.[2]
Erosion poses an immediate threat to the survival of the island; it lost considerable land area on its southern end from 2007 to 2014.[3] Artificial seawalls were erected to combat the erosion, however the southern wall failed and collapsed.[4]
