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Pohnpei Island is the largest, highest, most populous, and most developed single island in the FSM. It is located at the eastern end of the Caroline Islands and is about midway between Honolulu and Manila. Coordinates are 6°59′N 158°12′E.

Most of Pohnpei is ruggedly mountainous, lush and verdant, with the highest peak at 791 metres (2,595 ft). The rainforest is dense and rich; extensive mangrove swamps line much of the low shore. The island is roughly circular in outline, its 80-mile (130 km) circumference is surrounded by a coral reef.