Pulusuk

Pulusuk
Village
Sentinel-2 picture of Pulusuk
Pulusuk
Location of Pulusuk in the Federated States of Micronesia
Coordinates: 6°41′23″N 149°18′08″E / 6.6898°N 149.3021°E / 6.6898; 149.3021
CountryFederated States of Micronesia
StateChuuk

Pulusuk or Houk Island is a village and municipality in the state of Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia.

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.

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.

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