Kuop

Location of Kuop Atoll in the Pacific Ocean

Kuop Atoll from space. Courtesy NASA.

Kuop or Neoch is an atoll in the state of Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia.^[1]

The atoll is 21.5 km in length with a maximum width of 8 km and is located only 3 km to the south of Chuuk's southernmost point.

Islands [link]

There are 2 small islands and two islets with a total area of 0.5 km² on its reef.^[2] Givry, also known as Feneppi, the largest island, is located at the northern end of the atoll. Kuop is uninhabited; administratively it belongs to Uman municipality.

History [link]

At the time of World War II during Operation Hailstone on February 4, 1944 Japanese destroyer Tachikaze ran aground on Kuop Atoll's reef and later sunk.^[3]

References [link]

External links [link]

• Atoll Research Bulletin No 155

This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the German Wikipedia.

Coordinates: 7°03′32″N 151°55′09″E / 7.05889°N 151.91917°E / 7.05889; 151.91917

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