Angaur [island] - Angaur

Japanese: アンガウル[島] - アンガウル
Angaur [island] - Angaur
A small island in the southern tip of the Republic of Palau in the Western Pacific Ocean. Development began by Germany in 1909, and phosphate mines were produced there until 1954 during the Japanese Mandate period before World War II. Saipan on the west coast is the main settlement. Approximately 8 km2 . A fierce battleground during the Pacific War.

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Japanese:
西太平洋パラオ共和国南端の小島。1909年ドイツによって開始され,第2次大戦前日本の委任統治時代に開発されたリン鉱は1954年まで産出があった。西岸サイパンが中心集落。約8km2。太平洋戦争の激戦地。

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