Show six fragments make up islands part of carolines Is nearest neighbor the says a national geographic society bulletin consist of six fragments of oadry dry land on the rim of a coral atoll which Is about five miles in length from north to south and two to four miles in width they are the largest of the group insap kapur pis and Alanm wassel they have a population of about and are within the japanese pacific island mandate seven degrees de rees north of the equator the palm fringed lagoon of the atoll is a quiet protected sheet of water it Is clear of navigation dangers for light draft vessels and affords good anchorage there is a trading station on glosap island amon among the nearest neighbors of the which are sufficiently important to warrant the use of map makers ink are the holmlu Ho gulu lulu islands the largest group in the carolines they are situated fifty miles northwest of the leaps Ls Ll saps aps the carolines originally were known as the new philippines the present name is in honor of charles II 11 of spain the archipelago was di discovered in 1527 by diego da roch nocha a a portuguese mariner who was followed fifteen years later by saavedra and villalobos who also were natives of portugal most of the islands of the Caroll carolines nes are of coral formation rising but a few yards above sea bea level many are treeless but some are covered with dense tropical vegetation ve et atlon including coconut palms the source of copra and breadfruit trees |