Yap

Summary

Yap is an island group^[1]. Yap ranks in the top 5% of island_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,127 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Yap is credited with the discovery of Álvaro de Saavedra^[3].
• Yap is located in Yap State^[4].
• Yap is in the country of Federated States of Micronesia^[5].
• Yap is on the body of water Pacific Ocean^[6].
• Yap's instance of is recorded as island group^[7].
• Yap's postal code is recorded as 96943^[8].
• Yap's Commons category is recorded as Yap^[9].
• Yap's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+10:00^[10].
• Yap's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 9.5333333333333, 'lon': 138.11666666667}^[11].
• Yap's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Caroline Islands^[12].
• Yap's official website is recorded as http://www.yapstategov.org/^[13].
• Yap has a population of {'amount': '+11377'}^[14].
• Yap's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[15].
• Yap's described by source is recorded as Small Soviet Encyclopedia^[16].
• Yap's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[17].
• Yap's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Yap'}^[18].
• Yap sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+178'}^[19].
• Yap covers an area of {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+118.9'}^[20].
• Yap's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Zika Corpus^[21].
• Yap's category for maps or plans is recorded as Category:Maps of Yap^[22].

Body

Geography

Yap is in the country of Federated States of Micronesia^[5]. Yap is located in Yap State^[4]. Yap is on the body of water Pacific Ocean^[6].

Physical Characteristics

Yap covers an area of {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+118.9'}^[20]. Yap sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+178'}^[19]. Yap has a population of {'amount': '+11377'}^[14].

Designation and Status

Yap's instance of is recorded as island group^[7].

Why It Matters

Yap ranks in the top 5% of island_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,127 views/month).^[2] Yap has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[23] Yap is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[24]