Kapingamarangi

1°4′N 154°47′E / 1.067°N 154.783°E / 1.067; 154.783

Kapingamarangi

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Location of Kapingamarangi in the Pacific Ocean

Kapingamarangi^{[needs IPA]} is an atoll and a municipality in the state of Pohnpei of the Federated States of Micronesia. It is by far the most southerly atoll or island of the country and the Caroline Islands, 300 km (190 mi) south of the next southerly atoll, Nukuoro, and 740 km (460 mi) southwest of the main island of Pohnpei state; it forms a Polynesian outlier.

The total area of the atoll, including the lagoon, is 74 km² (29 sq mi). Out of this, 1.1 km² (0.4 sq mi) is land area, spread over 33 wooded islets on the eastern side of the atoll, three of which host a population of about 500 people. The western reef rim of the atoll is almost submerged in high water.

Kapingamarangi is the southernmost point of Micronesia.