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Fana Island

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20: 207: 272: 248: 267: 282: 54:. It is flat, low-lying and susceptible to storms. Although uninhabited, it is occasionally visited by people from nearby Sonsorol Island. 171: 292: 241: 277: 39: 234: 93: 146: 117: 89: 287: 109: 218: 101: 77: 19: 261: 51: 73: 206: 121: 113: 105: 97: 47: 186: 173: 35: 69: 64: 214: 43: 18: 34:, is a 40 ha, uplifted reef island in the state of 222: 242: 8: 273:Important Bird Areas of the Caroline Islands 249: 235: 76:, and its beaches are used for nesting by 133: 68:forest. It is home to large numbers of 141: 139: 137: 23:Red-footed boobies nest on the island 7: 203: 201: 221:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 88:The island has been designated an 14: 205: 62:Fana is densely vegetated with 153:. BirdLife International. 2021 1: 268:Important Bird Areas of Palau 283:Uninhabited islands of Palau 309: 200: 124:also nest on the island. 147:"Fana Island, Hatohobei" 217:location article is a 94:BirdLife International 24: 293:Palau geography stubs 187:5.34972°N 132.21667°E 22: 118:greater frigatebirds 96:because it supports 183: /  90:Important Bird Area 84:Important Bird Area 192:5.34972; 132.21667 151:BirdLife Data Zone 110:common white terns 102:red-footed boobies 50:in the south-west 25: 230: 229: 98:breeding colonies 78:green sea turtles 40:Southwest Islands 300: 278:Seabird colonies 251: 244: 237: 209: 202: 198: 197: 195: 194: 193: 188: 184: 181: 180: 179: 176: 163: 162: 160: 158: 143: 308: 307: 303: 302: 301: 299: 298: 297: 258: 257: 256: 255: 191: 189: 185: 182: 177: 174: 172: 170: 169: 167: 166: 156: 154: 145: 144: 135: 130: 86: 60: 17: 16:Island of Palau 12: 11: 5: 306: 304: 296: 295: 290: 285: 280: 275: 270: 260: 259: 254: 253: 246: 239: 231: 228: 227: 210: 165: 164: 132: 131: 129: 126: 85: 82: 59: 56: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 305: 294: 291: 289: 286: 284: 281: 279: 276: 274: 271: 269: 266: 265: 263: 252: 247: 245: 240: 238: 233: 232: 226: 224: 220: 216: 211: 208: 204: 199: 196: 152: 148: 142: 140: 138: 134: 127: 125: 123: 122:brown boobies 119: 115: 114:Brown noddies 111: 107: 106:black noddies 103: 99: 95: 91: 83: 81: 79: 75: 74:coconut crabs 71: 67: 66: 57: 55: 53: 52:Pacific Ocean 49: 45: 41: 37: 33: 29: 21: 223:expanding it 212: 168: 155:. Retrieved 150: 87: 63: 61: 32:Fanna Island 31: 27: 26: 190: / 178:132°13′00″E 58:Environment 28:Fana Island 262:Categories 175:05°20′59″N 128:References 48:Micronesia 92:(IBA) by 288:Sonsorol 70:seabirds 36:Sonsorol 157:3 March 65:Pisonia 38:in the 215:Palau 213:This 44:Palau 30:, or 219:stub 159:2021 120:and 108:and 72:and 100:of 46:in 42:of 264:: 149:. 136:^ 116:, 112:. 104:, 80:. 250:e 243:t 236:v 225:. 161:.

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Sonsorol
Southwest Islands
Palau
Micronesia
Pacific Ocean
Pisonia
seabirds
coconut crabs
green sea turtles
Important Bird Area
BirdLife International
breeding colonies
red-footed boobies
black noddies
common white terns
Brown noddies
greater frigatebirds
brown boobies



"Fana Island, Hatohobei"
05°20′59″N 132°13′00″E / 5.34972°N 132.21667°E / 5.34972; 132.21667
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