Pulusuk
Village in Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia
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Pulusuk or Houk Island is a village and municipality in the state of Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia.[1]
Pulusuk | |
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Sentinel-2 picture of Pulusuk | |
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  Pulusuk Location of Pulusuk in the Federated States of Micronesia | |
| Coordinates: 6.6898°N 149.3021°E | |
| Country | Federated States of Micronesia |
| State | Chuuk |
It is a small island that lies at the end of a 55 km (34 mi) long submerged atoll. Pulusuk is part of the Pattiw group, located 244 km (152 mi) to the west of Chuuk.[2]
The first recorded sighting by Europeans was by Spanish naval officer Juan Antonio de Ibargoitia commanding the vessel Filipino in 1799. He charted it as Bartolomé.[3][4][5]
Name
The name of the island goes back to Proto-Chuukic *t'ouka or *t'ouke.[6]
Houk Airfield
Houk Airfield consists of a paved 1,350 feet (410 m) runway that cuts through the forested south end of the island.[7] The rudimentary airport is not serviced (no passenger terminal, no hangars or no fuel). Caroline Islands Air has chartered flights to the airfield.
