Nan Madol

Pohnpei State · Federated States of Micronesia

Nan Madol, Federated States of Micronesia
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December to March
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Built on a series of artificial islets, this ruined city of stacked basalt logs sits in a lagoon off Pohnpei. It served as the ceremonial and political seat of a Pacific dynasty for centuries.

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