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Micronesia
What to see in Micronesia? Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon and its WWII shipwreck fleet; the Nan Madol stone ruins; Yap’s manta ray cleaning stations.
Diving in Micronesia
Chuuk Lagoon holds more than 50 Japanese wrecks from Operation Hailstone, including the Fujikawa Maru, Shinkoku Maru and Nippo Maru, many still carrying their wartime cargo of aircraft, tanks and ammunition and now encrusted in coral.
Away from the wrecks, Yap state is known for reliable year-round manta ray sightings at cleaning stations close to shore.
Liveaboards in Micronesia (2)
Country
The Federated States of Micronesia is a group of over 600 islands in the western Pacific, made up of four states: Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei and Kosrae. The capital is Palikir, on Pohnpei; the official currency is the US dollar.
Chuuk Lagoon, formerly Truk Lagoon, is the country’s best known dive destination: in February 1944 the US Navy’s Operation Hailstone sank most of the Imperial Japanese fleet anchored there, leaving one of the largest concentrations of shipwrecks anywhere in the world resting in shallow, warm, clear lagoon water.
Most biggest airports
Chuuk International Airport (TKK), Weno, the gateway for Truk Lagoon wreck diving, with connections via Guam.