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Tonnachau Mountain

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on September 30, 1976, a time when Chuuk was part of the US-administered
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This National Register of Historic Places-related article is a
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Mountain on Weno Island, Federated States of Micronesia
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Elevation
Coordinates
7°27′35″N 151°50′59″E / 7.4596°N 151.84972°E / 7.4596; 151.84972
Moen
Chuuk State
Federated States of Micronesia
Mountain type
Weno
Chuuk State
Federated States of Micronesia
Mount Teroken
Chuuk International Airport
Kosrae
the lagoon
World War II
National Register of Historic Places
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands



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