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Namonuito Atoll
The biggest atoll in the Caroline Islands.
- Population
- 1,341 (2000)
- Area
- 2,267 km²
- Tides
- Two highs, two lows, uneven
Now
Onoun is the main island, with a small airstrip for charter flights.
On the water
From NOAA's predictions for Namonuito Atoll over the next 359 days. Heights are in feet above mean lower low water (MLLW).
- Pattern
- Two highs and two lows a day, one noticeably bigger than the other
- Typical daily range
- 1.3 ft
- Biggest swing
- 2.3 ft on Dec 24
- Smallest swing
- 0.1 ft on May 18
- Highest high
- 1.9 ft, Jun 6 at 1:26 AM
- Lowest low
- −0.5 ft, Jan 20 at 10:24 PM