Woleai
NASA picture of Woleai Atoll | |
Map of Woleai | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | North Pacific |
| Coordinates | 7°22′N 143°54′E / 7.367°N 143.900°E |
| Archipelago | Caroline |
| Total islands | 18 |
| Area | 4.5 km2 (1.7 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 2 m (7 ft) |
| Administration | |
| State | Yap |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 1081 (2000) |
| Ethnic groups | Micronesian |
Woleai (Woleaian: Weleya), also known as Oleai, is a coral atoll of 22 islands in the western Caroline Islands in the Pacific Ocean, forming a legislative district in the Yap State in the Federated States of Micronesia, and located approximately 57 kilometers (35 mi; 31 nmi) west-northwest of Ifalik and 108 kilometers (67 mi; 58 nmi) northeast of Eauripik. Woleai is also the name of the largest of the islets constituting the atoll, lying to the northeast.
The population of the atoll was 1,081 in 2000, on an area of 4.5 km2.