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Babeldaob
Beach near Melekeok
Map of Babeldaob Island
Babeldaob is located in Palau
Babeldaob
Babeldaob
Location of Babeldaob in Palau
Geography
LocationPacific Ocean
ArchipelagoCaroline Islands
Area331 km2 (128 sq mi)
Highest elevation242 m (794 ft)
Highest pointMount Ngerchelchuus
Administration
Palau

Babeldaob (also Babelthuap) is the largest island in the island nation of the Republic of Palau. It is in the western Caroline Islands, and the second largest island (after Guam) in the Micronesia region of Oceania. Palau's capital, Ngerulmud, is located on Babeldaob, in Melekeok State.

Babeldaob is one of the most underdeveloped populated islands in the Pacific Ocean. The area of Babeldaob, 331 km2 (128 sq mi), makes up over 70% of the land area of the entire Republic of Palau. It has about 30% of the country's population, with about 6,000 people living on it.

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probably intensively exploited prehistorically. The first sighting of Koror, Babeldaob, and Peleliu recorded by Westerners was by the Spanish expedition of Ruy...

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Roman Tmetuchl International Airport

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located near the former capital Koror, just north of Ngetkib, Airai on Babeldaob island. The airport is 4 miles (6 km) from Koror and 15 miles (25 km)...

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capital in 2006. The settlement is located in the state of Melekeok on Babeldaob, the country's largest island, located 20 kilometers (12 miles) northeast...

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Melekeok

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a state of the Republic of Palau located on the central east coast of Babeldaob Island. The seat of government of the country, Ngerulmud, is located in...

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Ngerulmud, in Melekeok State on the bigger but less developed island of Babeldaob—the second-largest island in Micronesia after Guam. Births and deaths...

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Geography of Palau

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Mindanao, Philippines. The geologically diverse archipelago is dominated by Babeldaob, primarily a volcanic island, whose 363 km2 area represents more than...

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List of fleets

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Kantai?) 1st Fleet (HQ Hashira-jima, Yamaguchi) 2nd Fleet 3rd Fleet (HQ Babeldaob, Palau) 4th Fleet (HQ Truk, Micronesia) Eastern Fleet (東部艦隊 Tōbu-Kantai...

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Peleliu

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accumulated in low lying pockets and marshes. First sighting of Peleliu, Babeldaob, and Koror recorded by Westerners was by the Spanish expedition of Ruy...

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Ngebedech Terraces

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southwestern part of Babeldaob, the largest island in Palau. The area covers over 160,000 sq m of grassland savannah in upland Babeldaob. The terraces performed...

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Aaadonta constricta babelthuapi

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Endodontidae. It is endemic to Palau, where it was previously known from Babeldaob and Ngemelis. It is now only known from Ngatpang. It is threatened by...

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States of Palau

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State Capital Area (km2) Population (Census 2015) North of Babeldaob Kayangel Orukei 3 54 Babeldaob Aimeliik Mongami 52 334 Airai Ngetkib 44 2,455 Melekeok...

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Mongami

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Mongami is a village in the southwest of Babeldaob, the main island of the Republic of Palau. It is the capital of the state of Aimeliik and the state’s...

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Ngerkeai

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Ngerkeai is a village in Babeldaob island, the largest island in the island nation of the Republic of Palau. The village is the administrative center...

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Common moorhen

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is probably already gone from Koror. In the Lake Ngardok wetlands of Babeldaob, a few dozen still occur, but the total number of common moorhens on Palau...

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Outline of Palau

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capital Ngerulmud is located in Melekeok State on the nearby island of Babeldaob. The islands share maritime boundaries with Indonesia, the Philippines...

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Mount Ngerchelchuus

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the border of the states of Ngardmau and Ngaremlengui, on the island of Babeldaob. "Mount Ngerchelchauus" on Peakbagger Retrieved 24 September 2011 v t...

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Modekngei

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religious movement founded around 1915 by Tamadad, a native of the island of Babeldaob, that spread throughout Palau. It rose to political significance between...

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Economy of Palau

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connecting Koror and Babeldaob Islands after its collapse in 1996 and the construction of a highway around the rim of Babeldaob, boosted activity at the...

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Palau tropical moist forests

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island in the archipelago, and the island of Angaur is the southernmost. Babeldaob, or Babelthaup, is the largest island (376 km2) in the archipelago, and...

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Ollei

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is located in the State of Ngarchelong, near the northern tip of the Babeldaob island. The village is built along a single road which connects it the...

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History of Palau

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plantations, and on a never completed ditch across the most narrow part of Babeldaob Island in what is today the state of Ngaraard. Under the terms of the...

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Ioueldaob

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List of islands in the Pacific Ocean

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