Ngerukewid Knowpia

Ngerukewid
	Aerial view of Ngerukewid.
Geography
Location	Palau, Pacific Ocean
Coordinates	7°10′34″N 134°15′52″E / 7.17611°N 134.26444°E
Total islands	37
Area	0.873 km2 (0.337 sq mi)
Administration
	Palau
State	Koror

Ngerukewid or Ngerukeuid (also known as Orukuizu) is a set of islands located inside the Palau's lagoon. The set contains 37 small raised coral islands, which range in size from 0.1 to 48.5 ha, and amount to total land area of 87.3 ha. The islands and the area around them are protected under the Ngerukewid Islands Wildlife Preserve, which was established in 1956.^[1]

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^ Wiles, Gary J.; Conry, Paul J. (1990). "Terrestrial vertebrates of the Ngerukewid Islands Wildlife Preserve, Palau Islands". Micronesica. 23 (1): 41–66.

[1] Wiles, Gary J.; Conry, Paul J. (1990). "Terrestrial vertebrates of the Ngerukewid Islands Wildlife Preserve, Palau Islands". Micronesica. 23 (1): 41–66.

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