Lukunor

Island in the Federated States of Micronesia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lukunor is an Island and municipality in the state of Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia.[1]

Lukunor is located in Pacific Ocean
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Location of Lukunor Atoll in the Pacific Ocean
NASA picture of Lukunor Atoll
Lukunor population capturing large schools of a migratory fish, tiil, in 1947.

It is a small atoll part of the Nomoi Islands group, located about 264 km to the southeast of Chuuk.[2]

History

Lukunor was first sighted by Europeans by the Spanish expedition of Álvaro de Saavedra shortly after August 1528 in its first attempt to return to New Spain.[3]

Climate

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Lukunoch, Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia
Climate chart (explanation)
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