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	Rock Islands
		Palau's two endemic palms are threatened by the greater sulfur-crested cockatoo, first introduced to the Rock Islands in the 1940's.
		The Rock Islands are the preferred habitat of the Palau Ground Dove, the Micronesian Megapode, and the Blue-faced Parrotfinch.
		The Chesisebangiau, or cardinal honeyeater (Myzomela rubrata), perched on a twig of ironwood.
	www.nps.gov /pwro/piso/peleliu/pelrocki.htm (3775 words)

	Palau
		Uns haben die vielgepriesenen Tauchgründe der Rock Islands nach Palau gelockt.
		Natürlich gibt es in Palau auch jede Menge kleiner Exponate für das Makroobjektiv: Vom bizarren Geisterpfeifenfisch angefangen, bis zu dem unglaublich fantasiereich gestylten Madarin-fisch können wir alles fotografieren.
		Palau ist mehr als nur irgendein Tauchziel: Es zählt sicherlich zu den Höhepunkten im Leben eines jeden Tauchers und hinterließ bei uns einen unvergeßlichen Eindruck.
	www.fotofish.at /Palau2.htm (842 words)

	Diving Palau - Scuba Dive Palau, Blue Corner, Ngemelis Wall, Rock Islands - Diversion Dive Travel
		Koror is Palau's capital and is the hub of the nation, inhabited by approximately 70% of the state's 17,000 population.
		Palau is the home to one of the world's unique phenomena, the Rock Islands.
		Palau's most popular dive site, Blue Corner, is recognized as one of the best in the world due to its concentration of marine life, whilst Jacques Cousteau considered Ngemelis Wall, commonly known as Big Drop-off, to be one of the best dive walls in the world.
	www.diversionoz.com /en/micronesia-palau.htm (2766 words)

	Palau: Rock Islands
		The Republic of Palau is a chain of islands in the North Pacific Ocean, southeast of the Philippines.
		Contained in Rock Islands are hidden bodies of saltwater, the most unusual of which is Jellyfish Lake.
		Today, traces of the ancient culture are still prominent on the island: Bead-money, first-birth ceremonies, communal meeting houses called Bai, ancient terraces on rocky slopes, the remains of cave-paintings and carved stone monoliths in overgrown jungles, and the laws of the Bul.
	www.lycos.com /info/palau--rock-islands.html (490 words)

	Welcome to Palau
		Palau's famed "Rock Islands" are a collection of rounded, foliage-covered isles which seem to float above the surface of the water.
		Palau was named the Number One Underwater Wonder of the World by CEDAM -- a group of marine scientists and conservationists.
		Carp Island Resort, located on Ngercheu Island, sanctuary to frigate birds, white egrets and a variety of additional bird life, near the fabulous Ngemelis Dropoff, offers panoramic views of the Rock Islands.
	www.destmic.com /palau.html (869 words)

	Palau Conservation Society - Preserving the Famous Rock Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Palau’s Rock Islands harbor an abundance of marine life.
		The Rock Islands are also well known as a premier diving and tourist destination.
		Ngerukuid Islands Wildlife Preserve, also known as “Seventy Islands,” a critical breeding site for endangered hawksbill sea turtles and home to seven of the world’s nine known giant clam species.
	www.palau-pcs.org /koror.html (305 words)

	Dive Palau - Welcome to diving paradise!
		Palau, the westernmost cluster of the six major island groups that make up the Caroline Islands, lies 1000km (600 miles) east of the Philippines.
		Divers in Palau can experience the thrill of close proximity to reef sharks, the luxurious feeling of drifting with the currents along walls festooned with colorful coral, or float in a sea of jellyfish.
		At Dive Palau the groups are small and the excitement high, and although we dive the popular sites, we also make regular visits to the lesser known spots - including seldom visited World War II wrecks and out of the way reefs.
	www.palaudive.com (491 words)

	Adventures in Palau
		Palau's Rock Islands are truly one of nature's most remarkable and wonderous playgrounds.
		Palau's fast-paced light-tackle and deep-water fishing afford the opportunity to land such gamefish as blue marlin, tuna, snapper, giant trevallies, wahoo and mahi-mahi.
		This group of islands, which has the soft white sand that is a natural habitat for egg-laying sea turtles, cannot be visited by water, but its maze-like channels, aquamarine water and verdant islands make them a picture postcard from the air.
	www.asiatravel.com /pacific/palau/infoguide/attractions.html (570 words)

	Karen Jean Meech -- Personal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Spectacular rock formations seen while ocean kayaking amongst the rock islands of Palau (south of the Phillipines).
		"Fish Intensity" while free-diving during a kayak break in the rock islands passages of Palau.
		Palau's beautiful underwater reefs at 30 feet (taken while free diving - I didn't have a camera that could go to depth while on scuba).
	www.ifa.hawaii.edu /~meech/palau.html (65 words)

	Southwest Islands (Palau) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Southwest Islands of Palau are several small islands spread across the Pacific Ocean, about 600 km from the main island chain of Palau.
		The nearshore islands to the southwest of the main island of Palau (Babelthuap), which belong to the states of Koror, Peleliu and Angaur and to the unincorporated Rock Islands of Palau, are not considered part of the Southwest Islands.
		The Southwest Islands, grouped by states, from north to south:
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Southwest_Islands_(Palau) (123 words)

	Dive Palau - Information about Palau
		Palau's first foreign contact took place in 1783 when the vessel Antelope, commanded by Englishman Captain Henry Wilson, was shipwrecked on a reef near Ulong, a Rock Island between Koror and Peleliu.
		Palau has come a long way since Captain Wilson landed, but it's still a natural, unspoiled paradise, where visitors can be assured of a unique vacation experience.
		With three exceptions, all of the islands are located within a single barrier reef and represent two geological formations.
	palaudive.com /Palau.htm (462 words)

	Palau travel guide
		Palau is Micronesia's westernmost island chain and is located 400 miles east of the Philippines.
		Besides the beaches, the relaxing lifestyle and the diving, the main natural attraction are the Rock islands.
		On Palau's largest island of Babeldoab, remote waterfalls and hiking trails amid a lush jungle set the stage for nature lovers and adventure seekers.
	www.world66.com /australiaandpacific/palau (245 words)

	Micronesia Islands Travel & Accommodation Guide
		Micronesia Islands is a collection of thousands of tiny islands and many dependent and independent states in the North Pacific.
		Famous for its exceptional scuba diving, enhanced by the many relics from WW11 which made it famous, these islands are a mix of remote outposts and commercial tourist destinations, of traditional cultures and lifestyles and american and japanese playgrounds.
		Kiribati Islands (pronounced Kiribas), is perhaps the sparsest of the South Pacific islands.
	www.pacific-travel-guides.com /micronesia-islands (364 words)

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		This little island archipelago exudes a feeling of sleepy isolation, as though it is a place dedicated solely to the enjoyment of nature and is unaware of the rat race going on in other parts of the globe.
		Although the stone money was made in Palau, it was quarried by the inhabitants of Yap; a small group of islands over 250 miles away, and was used by the Yapese as currency.
		It was a great ride there…weaving through convoluted reefs, past verdant green islands, and into ever smaller and shallower channels until we came to an idyllic calm bay overhung with lush vegetation, and with a tiny stone wharf.
	www.ms-starship.com /journal/jun00/8.htm (993 words)

	Funding Opportunities for Coastal Managers
		The Rock Islands are an important economic and cultural resource for Palau; they provide food for 75 percent of Palau's resident population and are the base of Palau's tourism-driven economy.
		Beyond their local importance, the Rock Islands are also an important site for biodiversity conservation on a regional and global scale.
		Recognizing the cultural, economic, and environmental importance of the Rock Islands to Palau and to the world, the States of Koror and Peleliu have declared the area a Management and Conservation Area.
	www.csc.noaa.gov /funding/habitatawards.html (1393 words)

	Palau Visitors Authority
		Palau offers you the world's most beautiful tropical paradise.
		Famous for its diving, Palau is rated as one of the world's best diving destinations by scuba aficionados.
		Palau beckons to you with some of the world's most awesome natural wonders.
	www.visit-palau.com (208 words)

	Scuba Diving and Wreck Diving Videos
		Many of these war ships were salvaged but today seven of those vessels, three battleships and four light cruisers lie still and silent on the cold depths of Scapa Flow.
		On March 30, 1944 over 50 ships of the Japanese Imperial Navy were sunk off the Palau Islands in the famous "Desecrate One" air raid of World War II.
		Recover artifacts from the "San Diego" a Navy cruiser sunk off Fire Island by a German mine during World War I. The "Algol," a WWII attack cargo vessel, was sunk in 1991 as an artificial reef off New Jersey.
	www.marinevideos.com /wreckdive.html (449 words)

	Photo Tour: Rock Islands, Palau - photomondiale.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Palau is a group of islands that's sort of a gateway to Micronesia.
		One of Palau's big attractions is the Rock Islands, a bay full of mushroom-shaped islets.
		This is the base of an island -- at the waterline.
	www.photomondiale.com /tours/micronesia_2002/4_palau_rock_islands.html (155 words)

	Palau - Rock Islands
		The colourful facades of the traditional Bai (meeting-house) is replicated in the modern architecture of the Parliament house, banks, hotels and supermarkets.
		Mid January we weigh the anchor and start the exploration of the southern lagoon of Palau.
		Steep rocks with abundant growth and lots of small bays to drop the anchor and discover the surroundings by canoe or dinghy.
	ourworld.cs.com /syalexandra/AlexandraE/indexjan2005E.htm (110 words)

	Palau Islands - images - www.travel-images.com - photo gallery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Palau - Anguar island: rocks on the north coast
		Palau - Anguar island: defending the Bai - meeting house
		Palau islands - group of islands in the western Pacific Ocean.
	geo.ya.com /travelimages/palau.html (124 words)

	my Micronesia \| Palau (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		No wonder Palau's greatest resource is it natural beauty, which attracts visitors from around the globe -- especially divers and kayakers.
		In 1994, Palau drifted apart from the United States and signed the Compact of Free Association, making it one of the world's newest nations.
		Olekoi Palau was created to share a love for the islands of Palau and their people.
	www.mymicronesia.com /palau (1118 words)

	Islands in Space and Time (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		He describes in beautiful prose both the natural and actual history of ten "islands in space and time" spanning the Americas and the Pacific Islands.
		He traveled from the Florida Keys and Everglades to the Flying D Ranch in Montana to the San Pedro in Arizona.
		In the Pacific, he visited the island paradises of Molokai and Palau.
	web.grinnell.edu /environmentalstudies/islands.html (388 words)

	Places and Locations.
		Aerial of the Palau Rock Islands and Seventy Islands National Park.
		Aerials of coral island with coral reef and sandy beach.
		Boys from Papua New Guinea island village in outrigger canoe near small island made from volcanic plug.
	www.marinethemes.com /aasearchfiles/Locations (197 words)

	palau - Ask.com Search
		Palau Photo Gallery Flip through gorgeous shots of the island and the castaways.
		Welcome to the Palau International Coral Reef Center and the Palau...
		Palau is one of the most extraordinary diving spots on this planet.
	iwon.ask.com /web?q=palau&o=10361 (358 words)

	Island Impressions - photos of Micronesia on Worldisround
		Besides diving there are also a lot of other great activities on the islands.
		On both Yap and Palau you can go kayaking in between the mangroves or rock islands.
		I'm from the Isles of Rumung (the forbidden island of Yap-Northern most island).
	www.worldisround.com /articles/11015 (467 words)

	Palau Rock Islands
		Location: Palau (southern lagoon of main islands), western Pacific
		Palau also boasts exceptional species diversity of reef life and supports other marine mammals and reptiles, such as dugongs and saltwater crocodiles, not found elsewhere in Micronesia.
		The Nature Conservancy and the Palau Conservation Society are successfully working with local communities and the government to protect the Palau reefs.
	www.wri.org /climate/pubs_content_text.cfm?ContentID=95 (157 words)

	Koror Palau - Rock Islands - the jewels of Palau - GLOBOsapiens.net
		Koror Palau - Rock Islands - the jewels of Palau - GLOBOsapiens.net
		Rock Islands - the jewels of Palau's by wojtekd
		More then 200 small limestone island totally covered with green jungle dot the blue ocean south of Koror island.
	www.globosapiens.net /wojtekd/picture-rock-islands---the-jewels-of-palau-9155.html (120 words)

	Photo Index of Tony's Travels: Palau
		Canoeing in the Rock Islands, Rock Islands, near Koror, Palau (7/9/02, Large, Roll Notes)
		Snorkeling, Rock Islands, near Koror, Palau (7/9/02, Large, Roll Notes)
		Clown fish and anemone, Dive: Blue Corner, Rock Islands, Koror, Palau (7/10/02, Large, Roll Notes)
	www.onhiatus.com /journal2/journal.cgi/PalauPhotos.html?51 (680 words)

	Sail Away: Palau - Travel and Underwater Photography by Jim Christensen
		A sailboat making it‎s way through the Rock Islands in Palau.
		Wallpapers are free to download for non-commercial use on your own computer.
		Unauthorized use of the images, graphics or text on these pages without written permission is prohibited.
	www.uwphoto.net /pages/gallery_pl99-290.html (50 words)

	Raja Ampat Islands, Irian Jaya diving, Indonesia Diving, Papua Diving
		Similar to the rock islands of Palau our pioneering group was the first group of tourists to visit the area.
		We agreed that it is more beautful than Palau.
		We dived several areas which included some sites that I believe will become famous as world-class dive sites while on our several day expedition to the area.
	www.scubasvg.com /Raja-Ampat-Gallery/image010.htm (76 words)

	More Info on Alison Bramhall and Festive Fish
		Ireland, Alaska and the Rock Islands of Palau via kayak but know nothing beats
		I wanted to remember my first kayak expedition which opened up my world to kayak touring and stole my heart.
		The Rock Islands of Palau also hold a special place in my heart.
	www.festivefish.net /more_info.html (226 words)

	Underwater and Tropical Photography by Matt and Angela Weedon - Rock Island Sunrise (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Underwater and Tropical Photography by Matt and Angela Weedon - Rock Island Sunrise
		The Rock Islands of Palau are exceptionally beautiful to begin with.
		I was extra lucky to capture this once in a lifetime shot of a sunrise coming up over the islands.
	www.weedonphoto.com /images/30C.html (106 words)

	Sea Kayaking Tours to Tonga, Palau, Fiji, Vietnam & Chile
		We'll spend 5 nights, 6 days kayaking, swimming, and snorkeling through the spectacular Rock Islands, camping on white sand beaches, and snorkeling some of the most diverse and spectacular spots anywhere in the world: breathtaking drop-offs, rich colorful reefs, channels, and warplanes.
		We'll also 4-wheel drive through the northern island of Babeldaop to discover the ancient Palauans.
		We'll be exploring the islands of Chiloe, off the port town of Puerto Montt, in Southern Chile and spend our last day hiking in the largest private park/reserve in Chile.
	www.kayakconnection.com /KC_Pages/Worldwide_Kayak_Tours.html (597 words)

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