Ulithi is an atoll in the Caroline Islands of the western Pacific Ocean, about 191 km (103 nautical mi) east of Yap. An atoll (pronounced /ˈætʌl/ is an island of Coral that encircles a Lagoon partially or completely The Caroline Islands form a large Archipelago of widely scattered islands in the western Pacific Ocean, northeast of New Guinea. The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions Yap, also known as Wa'ab for locals is an Island in the Caroline Islands of the western Pacific Ocean. It consists of 40 islets totalling 4. For human anatomy see Islets of Langerhans An islet is a small Island. 5 km² (1. 75 sq mi), surrounding a lagoon about 30 km (18 mi) long and 15 km (9 mi) wide—at 548 km² (209 sq mi) the fourth largest in the world. A lagoon is a body of comparatively shallow salt or Brackish water separated from the deeper Sea by a shallow or exposed sandbank, coral It is administered by the state of Yap in the Federated States of Micronesia. The Federated States of Micronesia is an Island nation located in the Pacific Ocean, north of Papua New Guinea. Ulithi's population was 773 in 2000. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. There are four inhabited islands on Ulithi Atoll. They are Falalop, Asor, Mogmog, and Fedarai. Falalop is the most accessible with an air strip, a small resort hotel, gas dealership, store and one of three public high schools in Yap state. Mogmog is the seat of the high chief of Ulithi Atoll though each island has its own chief.
There are a few sunken World War II ships in Ulithi lagoon. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Some leaked oil, but the United States Navy did a clean up operation in February 2003. An oil is a substance that is in a viscous Liquid state ( "oily") at ambient temperatures or slightly warmer and is There continues to be good fishing and diving on the atoll though recent typhoons have eroded some of the reefs.
Census records can be misleading because population can fluctuate during the year both because it is common for Ulithians to leave for work or school abroad and to return. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population This is particularly true during festive times like the Outer Island High School graduation ceremony, when the population can increase considerably. Graduation is the action of receiving or conferring an Academic degree or the associated ceremony A ceremony is an activity infused with Ritual significance performed on a special occasion Additionally, during events like weddings and funerals, Yasor's population may double. A wedding is the Ceremony in which two people are united in Marriage. A funeral is a Ceremony marking a person's Death. Funerary customs comprise the complex of Beliefs and practices used by a Culture to remember
Electricity is now available on some islands and the advent of video players and cell phones have brought a touch of the outside world to this isolated atoll.
History
The first European to find Ulithi was the Portuguese navigator Diego da Rocha, in 1526. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula.
Ulithi was a major base for the U. S. Navy in World War II. The Japanese had established a radio and weather station early in the war, and had used the lagoon as an anchorage occasionally, which resulted in strikes from US aircraft carriers early in 1944. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light. A weather station is a facility with instruments and equipment to make observations of atmospheric conditions in order to provide information to make weather forecasts An aircraft carrier is a Warship designed with Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. However, Ulithi was perfectly positioned to act as a staging area, being nearly equidistant from the Philippines, Formosa, and Okinawa. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. is one of Japan 's southern prefectures, and consists of hundreds of the Ryukyu Islands in a chain over 1000 km long which extends southwest from Kyūshū
On September 23, 1944, an army regiment landed unopposed (the Japanese having evacuated the atoll some months earlier), followed a few days later by a battalion of Seabees. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Seabees are the Construction Battalions of the United States Navy. The survey ship USS Sumner (AGS-5) surveyed the lagoon and reported it capable of holding 700 vessels, and indeed just a few months later, 617 ships had gathered there for the Okinawa operation. USS Bushnell Sumner was launched 9 February 1915 by Seattle Construction and Dry Dock Company, Seattle Washington
The Japanese still held Yap and there were occasional attacks. On March 11, 1945 the U. Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar S. carrier Randolph was hit and moderately damaged at Ulithi by a Kamikaze aircraft that had flown all the way from Japan in a mission called Operation Tan No. 2. World War II The ship was laid down 10 May 1943 by Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co ( is a word of Japanese origin which in English usually refers to the Suicide attacks by military aviators from the Empire of Japan against Operation Tan No 2 was a long-range Kamikaze mission directed at the main Allied naval fleet anchorage at Ulithi atoll in the western Pacific on
The airstrip on Falalop was developed during World War II and used by the Americans as an air base during their time on the island. During World War II, the local islanders were evacuated to Fedarai by the Americans. The remaining islands were converted and used as bases to support naval vessels and facilities within the lagoon.
References
- Morison, Samuel Eliot. Samuel Eliot Morison, Rear Admiral, United States Naval Reserve ( July 9, 1887 – May 15, 1976) was an American History of United States Naval Operations in World War II: Leyte. The History of United States Naval Operations in World War II is a 15-volume account of the United States Navy in World War II, written by eminent Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1958. Little Brown and Company is a publishing house established by Charles Coffin Little and his partner James Brown. Pp. 47–50.
- Arnold, Bruce Makoto. An Atoll on the Edge of Hell: The U. S. Military's Use of Ulithi During World War II. Unpublished M. A. Thesis, History. Sam Houston State University, 2007. Sam Houston State University, (known as SHSU and Sam, for short founded in 1879 is a Public university located in Huntsville, Texas
External links
- Community-2.webtv.net/ebb26/ULITHI (note factual inconsistencies with Morison)
- Ulithi World War II Project
- Account of the March 11, 1945 kamikaze attack on Randolph.
- Habele, an educational charity serving Ulithi
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