Palau

Belau

/ (pɑːˈlaʊ) /

noun

Republic of Palau a republic comprising a group of islands in the W Pacific, in the W Caroline Islands; administratively part of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands 1947–87; entered into an agreement of free association with the US (1980); became fully independent in 1994. Chief island: Babelthuap. Capital: Melekeok, on Babelthuap (functions moved from Koror in 2006). Pop: 21 108 (2013 est). Area: 476 sq km (184 sq miles) Former name: Pelew Islands

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Scannon found his calling while on a scuba diving trip to Palau, a group of small islands near Japan.

Will These Men Ever Come Home? The Search for Missing WWII Pilots in “Vanished” |Jordan Michael Smith |November 14, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
He interviews families, makes repeated trips to Palau, and places at the forefront of his life a hunt for men he never knew.

Will These Men Ever Come Home? The Search for Missing WWII Pilots in “Vanished” |Jordan Michael Smith |November 14, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
No records of them existed, and few accounts existed of the air campaign over Palau at all.

Will These Men Ever Come Home? The Search for Missing WWII Pilots in “Vanished” |Jordan Michael Smith |November 14, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
One referred to the Uighurs, and another to the relocation of 13 detainees to Palau.

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At Palau the plumes are used in headdresses worn by the natives, the birds being taken with the blowgun.

The Avifauna of Micronesia, Volume 3 |Rollin H. Baker
Neither sex appeared to have the secretive, terrestrial habits of G. canifrons of the Palau Islands.

The Avifauna of Micronesia, Volume 3 |Rollin H. Baker
At Palau some fine examples of typical jungle fowl were observed.

The Avifauna of Micronesia, Volume 3 |Rollin H. Baker
Probably the bird at the Palau Islands breeds slightly earlier in the year than the subspecies on Ponapé.

The Avifauna of Micronesia, Volume 3 |Rollin H. Baker
Hartert (1898:57) thought that the occurrence of the same kind of bird at Palau and at Rota was "very peculiar."

The Avifauna of Micronesia, Volume 3 |Rollin H. Baker

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Palau

Belau

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