Caroline Islands

The Caroline Islands (or the Carolines) are a widely scattered archipelago of tiny islands in the western Pacific Ocean, to the north of New Guinea. Politically, they are divided between the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) in the central and eastern parts of the group, and Palau at the extreme western end. Historically, this area was also called Nuevas Filipinas or New Philippines,^[1] because they were part of the Spanish East Indies and were governed from Manila in the Philippines.

The Carolines are scattered across a distance of approximately 3,540 kilometres (1,910 nmi), from the westernmost island, Tobi, in Palau, to the easternmost island, Kosrae, a state of the FSM.^[2]

^ Rosser, William Henry (1870). North Pacific pilot: The seaman's guide to the islands of the North Pacific, with an appendix on the winds, weather, currents, &c., of the North and South Pacific. J. Imray. pp. 183–184. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
^ "Distance from Tobi Island to Kosrae". Google. Archived from the original on 2020-01-06. Retrieved 2021-11-15.

[Rosser1870-1] Rosser, William Henry (1870). North Pacific pilot: The seaman's guide to the islands of the North Pacific, with an appendix on the winds, weather, currents, &c., of the North and South Pacific. J. Imray. pp. 183–184. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2011.

[spanCarolines-2] "Distance from Tobi Island to Kosrae". Google. Archived from the original on 2020-01-06. Retrieved 2021-11-15.

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