Minto Reef

Map of Pohnpei State (with Oroluk Atoll)

Minto Reefis a largely submergedatollbelonging toPohnpeiState inMicronesia.

Description

Minto Reef encloses alagoonof about 25 to 30 km²in area. There are several boat passages into the lagoon on the southern side. It is at the same time the westernmost and northernmost feature of Pohnpei State. The nearest land isOroluk Atoll93 km to the southeast. Close to the northern extremity of the atoll there is asandbank,about 1.8 meters high.

Minto Reef is the site ofMinto Reef Marina Area of Biodiversity Significance,with a total area of 4,204.2ha.^[1]

Administration

Minto Reef is part ofOrolukmunicipality, along with Oroluk Atoll. The State of Pohnpei in 1999 created theMinto Reef Marine Sanctuary.^[2]

References

^Minto Reef Marina Area of Biodiversity SignificanceArchived2007-04-02 at theWayback Machine
^"Minto Reef Marine Sanctuary".Archived from the original on 2011-09-27.Retrieved2007-12-05.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

8°10′N154°20′E/ 8.167°N 154.333°E/8.167; 154.333

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[1] Minto Reef Marina Area of Biodiversity SignificanceArchived2007-04-02 at theWayback Machine

[2] "Minto Reef Marine Sanctuary".Archived from the original on 2011-09-27.Retrieved2007-12-05.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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