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The Nomoi Islands, also known as Mortlock Islands, are a group of three large atolls in the state of Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia. They are located about 250 km to the southeast of Chuuk. Satawan, the southern atoll, is the largest. Both Etal, the northern one, and Lukunor in the northeast are much smaller. They are located between 9 and 6 km apart from each other. They were discovered by the Spanish expedition of Álvaro de Saavedra in 1528.〔Riesenberg, Saul H., "Six Pacific Islands Discoveries", ''The American Neptune'', Oct. 1974, p.249〕 Captain James Mortlock rediscovered two sets of islands on 19 and 27 November 1795. Confusingly, both were later called Mortlock Islands.〔''The tale of the discovery of the two sets of “Mortlock Islands”'' Mariner’s Mirror, Journal of the Society for Nautical Research, May 2002〕 The Mortlock Islands in the Caroline Islands encompass the Nomoi islands and the Upper Mortlock Islands or Eastern Islands, which are Losap, Nama and Namoluk. ==See also== *Takuu Atoll 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nomoi Islands」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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