Palau
Caroline Islands nation
Palau is an island country in the western Pacific Ocean, part of Micronesia.
The archipelago comprises several hundred islands, though only a handful are inhabited.
Palau is known for its marine biodiversity and was among the first nations to create a shark sanctuary.
We went diving in Palau.
Chain of scattered islands
- lagoonSheltered coastal shallows
- atollRing-shaped reef island
- coralMarine skeletal formation
- reefUnderwater rock or coral formation
karst · volcanic · limestone · Pacific Ocean · Micronesia · Oceania · remote · tropical
Calcium carbonate marine ecosystem
- marine sanctuaryProtected ocean habitat area
- divingEntering water deliberately
- snorkelingSurface swimming with breathing tube
- manta raysLarge flat cartilaginous fish
sharks · sea turtles · giant clams · nautilus · biodiversity · conservation · UNESCO · pelagic
Pacific-spanning language family
- storyboardPlanned visual sequence drawings
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- matrilinealDescended through maternal line
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
chiefs · customary · legend · dance · chant · tattooing · betel nut · indigenous
Inherent physical or structural makeup
- independenceFreedom from external control
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- SenateLegislative body, often bicameral's elder
- microstateTiny country or particle configuration
sovereignty · citizenship · passport · flag · anthem · self-governance · United Nations · treaty
Second global military conflict
- Spanish colonialRelating to Spain's overseas territories
- liberationRelease from constraint
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- relicsPreserved items from antiquity
bunkers · shipwrecks · memorial · veterans · strategic · airfield · casualties
archipelago
Chain of scattered islands
reef · karst · volcanic · limestone · Pacific Ocean · Micronesia · Oceania · remote · tropical · equatorial
coral reef
Calcium carbonate marine ecosystem
- marine sanctuaryProtected ocean habitat area
- divingEntering water deliberately
- snorkelingSurface swimming with breathing tube
manta rays · sharks · sea turtles · giant clams · nautilus · biodiversity · conservation · UNESCO · pelagic · pristine
Austronesian
Pacific-spanning language family
- storyboardPlanned visual sequence drawings
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- matrilinealDescended through maternal line
clan · chiefs · customary · legend · dance · chant · tattooing · betel nut · indigenous · oral tradition
constitution
Inherent physical or structural makeup
- independenceFreedom from external control
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- SenateLegislative body, often bicameral's elder
microstate · sovereignty · citizenship · passport · flag · anthem · self-governance · United Nations · treaty · diplomacy
World War II
Second global military conflict
- Spanish colonialRelating to Spain's overseas territories
- liberationRelease from constraint
- occupationOne's regular paid work
relics · bunkers · shipwrecks · memorial · veterans · strategic · airfield · casualties
- German PacificMarshall Islands, Mariana Islands, Nauru, New Britain, colonial administration
- PalauLong Beach
- countriesChina, Brazil, France, Germany, India
- islandsisland, isle, isles, islet, islets
- NationsChina, France, Japan, Germany, Mexico
- OceaniaFiji, New Zealand, Australia, Samoa, Tonga
PalauChina
East Asian superpower
United States · Russia · India · Brazil · Canada
PalauMongolia
Central Asian landlocked nation
Kazakhstan · Switzerland · landlocked country · Sahara · Siberia
PalauGuam
U.S. island in Micronesia
Puerto Rico · territory · colony · American Samoa · protectorate