Photos of the Pattiw Islands of Chuuk State, Micronesia

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The Pattiw Islands

The Pattiw or Western Islands, around 250 kilometres west of Chuuk Lagoon, consist of the atolls of Pulap (or Pollap), Poluwat (or Puluwat, 36 kilometres to its southwest) and the small island of Pulusuk (Houk), 74 kilometres further south. Pulap atoll has two inhabited islets, Pulap and Tamatam and a total population of around 1200. Poluwat has one inhabited island with a small lagoon and two villages: Relong and Rewow, with a population of about 1000. The island of Alet (or Alei) still has the 40-metre high concrete lighthouse the Japanese built and other relics from the war.

Arriving at Pulap
 
Pulap from boat Fuun Metaw
 
Path to church, Pulap
 
Village path, Pulap
 
Pulap atoll lagoon
 
Children in Pulap atoll lagoon
 
Along the shore of Pulap
 
View to Pulap
 
Sailing canoe near Tamatam
 
View to Tamatam
 
View to Tamatam
 
Canoe from Tamatam
 
Ballot papers from Tamatam
 
Canoes from Tamatam
 
Girls from Tamatam in canoe
 
Canoes from Tamatam
 
Canoe in Pulowat lagoon
 
Outrigger canoe construction
 
Canoe and canoe house
 
Taro island in Relong
 
Mass in the Catholic church
 
After Mass in the Catholic church
 
Playing basketball, Relong
 
Derelict Japanese truck
 
Japanese lighthouse
 
Derelict Japanese truck
 
Traditional house
 
Girls at home
 
View from Rewow towards Relong
 
Rewow beach
 
Canoe on the beach
 
Playing basketball, Pulowat
 
Relong village, Pulowat
 
Dragging a canoe onto the beach
 
Old man in a canoe
 
View to Junior High School
 
Coast with palms, Rewow
 
Village view, Rewow
 
Lagoon, Pulowat atoll
 
View to Relong village, Pulowat
 
At the Catholic church
 
Bailing out a canoe
 
Lagoon, Pulowat atoll
 
View to Relong, Pulowat atoll
 
Pulowat lagoon from Relong
 
Iron house, Rewow
 
On board of the Toku
 
Leaving Pulowat