Yap

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a Pacific Island

Yap

Federated States of Micronesia

 

 

Outer Islanders

 

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the flag

 

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the stone money island

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Much of the Traditional Ways survive

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stone walks lead from village to village

 

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lined with hibiscus

 

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meeting house

 

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has open sides

 

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interior where community fish catch is divided

 

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men's house with closed sides

 

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Community use, I guess

 

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water transportation

 

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stone money in front of meeting house

 

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ownership is know by all

 

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the "bank"

 

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"Come back again"

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Outer Islanders

Other Photos of Yap Outer Island People

 

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Other Pacific Islands

In the Pacific are many islands with very diverse peoples and cultures.
  Many have been largely untouched by Western civilization.
  To visit these is a unique experience.

American Samoa Cook Islands Easter Island Fiji Guam Hawaiian Islands Indonesia Kiribati Marquesas Marshall Islands Midway Atoll Nauru New Caledonia New Zealand Norfolk Island Palau Papua New Guinea Pohnpei  - Micronesia Rapa Nui Saipan Samoa Solomon Islands Tahiti Timor-Leste Tinian island Tonga Truk  -  Micronesia Tuvalu Vanuatu Yap

 

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Cook Islands

 

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Fiji

 

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Guam

 

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Hawaiian Islands

 

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Kiribati

 

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Marquesas

 

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Midway Atoll

 

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Nauru

 

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New Caledonia

 

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New Zealand

 

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Norfolk Island

 

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Palau

 

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Papua New Guinea

 

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Pohnpei

 

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Rapa Nui (Easter Island)

 

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Saipan

 

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Samoa

 

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Tahiti

 

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Tinian

 

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Tonga

 

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Truk

 

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Solomon Islands

 

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Trobriand Islands

 

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Vanuatu

 

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Yap

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Indonesia

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The Indonesian Island of Bali

 

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Flores

 

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Irian Jaya

 

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The Indonesian Island of Java

 

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The Indonesian Island of Komodo

 

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The Indonesian Islands of MOLUKA

 

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The Indonesian Island of Selayar

 

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The Indonesian Island of Sulawesi

 

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The Indonesian Island of Sumatra

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