![]() NASA picture of Sorol Atoll | |
Location of Sorol in Yap State, Federated States of Micronesia | |
Geography | |
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Location | North Pacific |
Coordinates | 8°08′N 140°25′E / 8.133°N 140.417°E |
Archipelago | Caroline |
Total islands | 9 |
Area | 0.934 km2 (0.361 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 2 m (7 ft) |
Administration | |
State | Yap |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 (2010) |
Ethnic groups | Micronesian |
Sorol is a coral atoll of nine islands in the central Caroline Islands in the Pacific Ocean, and forms a legislative district in Yap State in the Federated States of Micronesia. Sorol is located approximately 150 kilometers (93 mi) south of Ulithi and 250 kilometers (160 mi) southeast of the island of Yap. Sorol has been uninhabited since the early 1980s.[1] Sorol is a municipality of the state of Yap.[2]