Nan Madol (English spelling)

Japanese: ナン・マドール(英語表記)Nan Madol
Nan Madol (English spelling)
The largest megalithic ruins in Oceania. They are located in the western Pacific Ocean, on 92 artificial islands constructed on a coral reef off the coast of Temwen Island, adjacent to the Micronesian island of Ponape. The neatly arranged artificial islands are connected by waterways. The artificial islands, which are 1-2m high and 370-8,400m2 in area, are surrounded by columnar basalt brought from Ponape, and the inside is filled with coral gravel and sand. The largest ruins is Nan Tauas, a magnificent structure with double enclosure walls made of huge stacked pillars 4-7m high and a stone chamber in the middle.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
オセアニア最大の巨石遺跡。西太平洋,ミクロネシアのポナペ島に隣接するテムウェン島沿岸のサンゴ礁上に構築された92個の人工島にある。整然と配置された人工島は水路によって結ばれている。高さ1~2m,広さ370~8400m2の人工島は,周囲にポナペ島から運んだ柱状玄武岩を積み,内側をサンゴ礫や砂で埋め立てている。最大の遺跡はナン・タウアスで,高さ4~7mの巨大な柱石を積み重ねた二重の郭壁があり,中央に石室をもつ壮大な建造物である。

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