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	SMALL ISLANDS VOICE
		The cause of their alarm is a multimillion-dollar U.S. road project on the pristine island of Babeldaob that they say has brought Palau to a monumental environmental and cultural crossroad.
		Babeldaob is the second largest island in Micronesia after Guam and comprises 70 percent of the nation's land.
		In Airai State, the first state on Babeldaob over the bridge from Koror, development has already begun as some of the population in Koror -- where about 70 percent of the nation's people live -- is beginning to move over the bridge that connects the two islands.
	www.unesco.org /csi/smis/siv/Pacific/pacarticle2.htm (1705 words)

	Protected Areas Programme - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		With an area of 367 sq.km, Babeldaob is by far the largest island in the archipelago, comprising about three quarters of the total land mass.
		During the Japanese Administration (1914-1945), large areas in southern Babeldaob were cleared of native forest for pineapple and sugar cane fields.
		The mangroves of Babeldaob Island are well developed, especially on the south and southwest coasts, and all but 32 km of the island's 157 km of coastline are bounded by mangroves.
	sea.unep-wcmc.org /sites/wetlands/plw_int.htm (2424 words)

	Lonely Planet World Guide \| Destination Palau (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Babeldaob's Melekeok State was designated in the constitution as the future site of the country's capital, and although grandiose plans have been drawn up, many people doubt they'll ever come to fruition.
		The cluster is roughly 2400 miles (4000km) south of Tokyo, 1380 miles (2220km) north of Darwin, 2800 miles (4500km) southeast of Seoul, 1000 miles (1600km) southwest of Manila and 4600 miles (7400km) southwest of Honolulu.
		A tightly bunched archipelago, Palau consists of the high islands of Babeldaob, Koror, Peleliu and Angaur; the low coral atolls of Kayangel and Ngeruangel; and the limestone Rock Islands, of which there are more than 200.
	www.statraveluk.lonelyplanet.com /pacific/palau (3742 words)

	Palau Physical (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Babeldaob is the largest island, making up 80 percent of the total land area.
		Babeldaob Island consists of ten states, namely, Airai, Aimeliik, Ngeremlengui, Ngerchelong, Ngchesar, Melekeok, Ngiwal, Ngaraard, Ngardmau and Ngatpang States.
		Including the states in Babeldaob, there are altogether 16 States in Palau.
	www.palaugov.net /stats/PalauStats/PhysicalFeatures/physical_features.htm (294 words)

	OIA: Palau
		Included in the Compact of Free Association as United States assistance to Palau, the road was to be a 53 mile, 18 foot wide road with double bituminous surface treatment.
		The Babeldaob north-south road (West Road) initially built by the Japanese is still in use in certain sections (from Airai to Ngaremiengui).
		At present, all but one of the 10 states in Babeldaob are accessible by land from Koror, although during the rainy season, accessibility could only be possible by 4-wheel drive type vehicles.
	www.doi.gov /oia/StateIsland/ch6a.html (1310 words)

	Encyclopedia: Modekngei (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Modekngei is a monotheistic religious movement founded around 1915 by Temedad, a native of the island of Babeldaob that spread throughout Palau.
		It rose to political ascendancy between the world wars and is currently observed by one third of Palau's population.
		Modekngei origins were as a nonviolent opposition to the Japanese occupation and are an amalgamation of native animistic and Christian beliefs carried on in an oral tradition of chants called keskes, tending to reinforce the native culture heritage.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Modekngei (156 words)

	Pacific Islands
		Linking the islands of Koror and Babeldaob is a temporary floating bridge, installed in 1997 after the collapse in 1996 of the 20-year-old concrete bridge.
		Once the new bridge and the Babeldaob road are completed, many projects planned for Babeldaob will start in earnest — among those planned are two golf courses, one in the state of Airai and one in Aimeliik.
		Remengesau has said he will support the effort to put planning documents and development controls in place for Babeldaob, to ensure that projects which are undertaken there are appropriate and benefit the people of the Republic to the greatest extent possible.
	www.pacificislands.cc /pm22001/pmdefault.php?urlarticleid=0007 (1306 words)

	A Directory of Wetlands in Oceania (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		One of the best examples of mangrove forest on the west coast of Babeldaob, far from the capitol, Koror and still relatively undisturbed.
		Overview: A small area of freshwater swamp along the lower reaches of the Ngerimel River, and a larger area of mangrove forest at the mouth of the river.
		The freshwater swamps are important for the cultivation of taro, while the mangrove and swamp forests provide a source of timber and natural medicines.
	www.wetlands.org /inventory&/OceaniaDir/Palau.htm (5721 words)

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		Babeldaob, Ngerekebesang (Arakabesan), Koror and Ngemelachel (Malakal) are volcanic.
		The remainder are raised coral limestone, except Ngcheangel (Kayangel) in the north, which is an atoll comprising four small islets.
		The distance from Ngecheangel to Ngeaur (Anguar) in the south is about 160 km, but Palau's southernmost islands are closer to Indonesia than to Babeldaob.
	www.usp.ac.fj /gisunit/pacatlas/pacabout/pal.htm (274 words)

	babeldaob (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Babeldaob (also Babelthaup) is the largest island in the island nation of Palau.
		Unlike most of the islands of Palau, Babeldaob is mountainous.
		It contains Palau's highest point, the 242 meter tall Mount Ngerchelchauus.
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /babeldaob.html (148 words)

	Core Document ADD107- Palau
		To the north of Babeldaob lie the atolls of Ngaruangel and Kayangel.
		to the immediate south, connected to Babeldaob by bridge, lies the island complex of Koror, Meyuns, and Malakal, the centres of Government and commerce and home to nearly 70 per cent of Palau's 17,225 residents (1995 census).
		Data for estimating probable rates of transmigration from Koror to Babeldaob are presented in: Palau Resources Institute, "Pathways to Change: A Social Impact Assessment of the Palau Compact Road", Koror, August 1996.
	www.hri.ca /fortherecord2000/documentation/coredocs/hri-core-1-add107.htm (2508 words)

	Infrasound Laboratory: Palau Array (IS39)
		Infrasound array IS39 is located on the island of Babeldaob in the Republic of Palau.
		Palau is located southwest of Guam, east of the Philippines, and north of Papau New Guinea (Figure 1).
		The archipelago comprises several hundred volcanic islands, Babeldaob being the largest, and a few coral atolls and extends about 400 miles in a northeast-southwest direction.
	www.isla.hawaii.edu /arrays/is39.shtml (911 words)

	Palau (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Immediately south of Babeldaob is the island complex of Koror, Meyuns and Malkal which is home to approximately 70% of Palau’s 19,409 residents (US Government estimate, July 2002) and the country’s government and commercial centre.
		Population growth is largely due to the increase in foreign residents and this is changing dramatically the age and ethnic composition of the population.
		Koror, Babeldaob and Peleleliu islands are surrounded by a large barrier reef creating a lagoon of 1,034 square kilometres that hosts one of the world’s most diverse marine ecosystems.
	www.faopacific.ws /members/palau.htm (815 words)

	JICA-PROJECT TOUR (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Its important infrastructure including power plants and airports, which support social and economic activities, is in the Babeldaob Islands which covers 80% of all land area.
		The collapse of this bridge cut off not only traffic, but also main water pipes, power and telecommunication lines and TV cables that used to be supplied from Babeldaob Island to Koror Island, causing serious damage to the country's society and economy.
		Since this, a temporary floating bridge was constructed but the durability of its design was very limited with a life span of only five years.
	www.jica.go.jp /english/activities/jicaaid/project_e/pal/001/index.html (397 words)

	EPA: Federal Register: Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Development of the Palau ...
		Operating under the authority of the Compact of Free Association which became effective on October 1, 1994, the United States of America agreed to assist the Republic of Palau in its efforts to advance the economic development and self-sufficiency of the people of Palau.
		Concomitantly, the two governments entered into a joint agreement for the construction of a major road system on the island of Babeldaob in accordance with section 212(a) of the Compact of Free Association and as implemented by certain nation-to-nation agreements.
		Alternative Roadway Alignment Schemes include a single north-south roadway alignment along the central axis (spine) of Babeldaob Island, and a radial system converging on the future Republic of Palau capital to be sited in Melekeok State.
	www.epa.gov /fedrgstr/EPA-IMPACT/1997/April/Day-24/i10553.htm (781 words)

	PREL - Pacific Area Language Materials
		Ak ulemdasu el kmo a delengchokl er a Babeldaob me a Oreor a di kaisisiu el diak a kmal ngodech er ngii.
		A ta er a kultebengii er a delengchokl er a Babeldaob a sers.
		Ak dirrek el miltebengii el kmo a re chad el kie er a Babeldaob a di tir el olab a temir er a urreor.
	www.prel.org /PALM/Palauan/ak-milekera.asp (6155 words)

	Attractions \| Palau Travel Information \| Lonely Planet Destination Guide
		The thickly jungled Babeldaob, the largest island in Micronesia after Guam, has a land area of over...
		The economic centre and capital of Palau, Koror is home to two-thirds of the republic's population....
		In Babeldaob's far north is a field with rows of large basalt monoliths known as Badrulchau, the origin......
	www.lonelyplanet.com /worldguide/destinations/pacific/palau/see (163 words)

	Mount Ngerchelchuus (Palau) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Crossing the pontoon bridge again, Malahi and I headed north into the interior of Babeldaob, soon reaching the beginning of the island’s infamous dirt roads, which, charitably, can only be described as bad.
		Babeldaob’s population is only 3,500, even though it is the largest landmass in Palau, and that its southern extremity, near the International Airport, has become a suburb of Koror.
		Melekeok State, in east central Babeldaob, with a population of 261 at last count, is the site of the new national capital, now beginning to rise up out of a wilderness, much like Brasilia did in Brazil.
	angeleschapter.org /sps/archives/sps01452.htm (1890 words)

	Olekoi Palau - Geographical Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Belau's capital will be moving to a new government complex currently being built on Babeldaob in the State of Melekeok.
		Babeldaob is divided up into ten villages/states: Aimeliik, Ngatpang, Ngaremlengui, Ngardmau, Ngarchelong, Ngaraard, Ngiwal, Melekeok, Ngchesar, and Airai.
		North of Babeldaob is Kayangel atoll, the most northern point of Belau.
	www.olekoi.com /BelauDescription.htm (169 words)

	The BentProp Project
		The original plan called for a two-pronged invasion, one in the south concentrating on the capture the airfield on Peleliu, and one to the north on Babeldaob.
		But ongoing military intelligence cast serious doubt on attacking Babeldaob: of 35,000 troops stationed in Palau, 25,000 were thought to be on Babeldaob in powerfully fortified and upgraded positions and there were no beaches to support a large amphibian landing.
		They also covered Babeldaob and Koror, but AA batteries knocked a lot of Corsairs out of the skies.
	www.bentprop.org /sap/sap5.htm (802 words)

	Palau Travel Information \| Lonely Planet Destination Guide
		The thickly jungled Babeldaob, the largest island in Micronesia after Guam, has a land area of over 400 sq km (150 sq mi), which is more than four times the total area of all the other islands put together.
		Still, its population is small, as most young people move to Koror in search of jobs.
		Babeldaob is a high, volcanic island of gently rolling hills, with beautiful stretches of sandy beach on the east coast and mangrove forests on the west.
	www.lonelyplanet.com /worldguide/destinations/pacific/palau?att=67680 (168 words)

	Pacific Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		has called the opening up of Babeldaob island the awakening of his young country's "sleeping giant." And giant it is: at 193 square miles, Babeldaob is the largest island in Palau and comprises nearly all of the country's land area.
		Most of its rain forest is not developed, and has the potential to become either the breadbasket of the western Pacific or the site for major new tourism growth, and perhaps both simultaneously.
		Babeldaob's thick clay soil has proven to be a nightmare, and road crews have taken to placing blue tarps on recently graded portions to try to dry it out in Palau's humid, often rainy weather.
	www.pacificislands.cc /pm42005/pmdefault.php?urlarticleid=0004 (982 words)

	Lonely Planet - Destination: Palau
		When the US began to administer Palau after the war, it hoped to spin it off with the rest of Micronesia into a single political entity.
		Some of the Rock Islands have soft, white-sand beaches to laze about on after a dive, while others boast caves with dripping stalactites, rock arches and underground channels; ancient rock paintings (on Ulong Island); and half-carved Yapese stone money (in a cave near Airar Channel).
		The thickly jungled Babeldaob, the largest island in Micronesia after Guam, has a land area of over 150 sq miles (400 sq km), more than four times the total area of all the other islands put together.
	www.shoestring.co.kr /dest/pac/pal.htm (3887 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		On Angaur, Barringtonia racemosa, Hibiscus tiliaceus and Areca catechu (betelnut) grow in a swampy area near the airstrip (Cole et al., 1987).
		Mangrove Forest Extensive mangrove forest grows around much of Babeldaob, and to a lesser extent around Koror, Peleliu and some of the smaller offshore islands.
		This stand of Bruguiera and Rhizophora trees was planted by the Palau Department of Agriculture and Forestry in the mid 1970s (Cole et al., 1987).
	www.wetlands.org /inventory&/OceaniaDir/Doc_chapters/Palau.doc (1483 words)

	OIA: Chapter 6
		The population in 1995 was estimated at 17,285 persons, concentrated in Koror (the nation's capital), Babeldaob and seven other inhabited islands.
		There are several small public water systems located in the states on the island of Babeldaob.
		The first phase of this project, which was completed back in February 1995, extended the 34.5 kilovolt and 13.8 kilovolt power lines originating from the Airai substation to the Malakal power plant and a 10 mva, 34.5 kv/13.8 kv stepdown substation at Malakal power plant.
	www.doi.gov /oia/StateIsland/chapter6.html (4096 words)

	EPA: Federal Register: Notice of Availability of the Revised Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Development of ...
		The Compact of Free Association (Compact) with the Republic of Palau (ROP), which became effective on October 1, 1994, requires the United States Government (USG) to provide a road system to the people of Palau in order to assist the ROP to advance the economic development and self-sufficiency of the Palau people.
		To fulfill this statutory and treaty requirement, the USG and the ROP are cooperating to construct a major road system on the island of Babeldaob in accordance with Section 212(a) of the Compact of Free Association and as implemented by certain nation-to-nation agreements.
		Additionally, the road would provide access through, or be near known areas having potential for agriculture, forestry, mining and quarrying, industry and tourism, and water resource and port development.
	www.epa.gov /fedrgstr/EPA-IMPACT/1998/February/Day-19/i4190.htm (708 words)

	Airai located on the southern coast of Babeldaob Babeldaob island... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Airai located on the southern coast of Babeldaob Babeldaob island...
		"Airai", located on the southern coast of Babeldaob Babeldaob island, is the second-most populous state of Palau Palau.
		It contains the country's chief airport, and is connected by a bridge to nearby Koror Island Koror Island.
	www.biodatabase.de /Airai (149 words)

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