
Losap is an atoll located in the Eastern Islands or
Upper Mortlock Islands
The Nomoi Islands, also known as the Mortlock Islands, are a group of three atolls in the state of Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia. They are located approximately southeast of Chuuk Lagoon.
Islands
The Mortlock Islands are made up of the ...
group in the outer islands region of the
state of Chuuk in the
Federated States of Micronesia
The Federated States of Micronesia (, abbreviated FSM), or simply Micronesia, is an island country in Micronesia, a region of Oceania. The federation encompasses the majority of the Caroline Islands (excluding Palau) and consists of four Admin ...
. It is located to the SE of Chuuk.
Losap is also the name of one of the four islands in the atoll. There are 3 villages in Losap: Pekias, Sotiw, and Lukan which also have groups in the villages.
Linguistics
The outer islands have different ways of saying
Chuukese words; their accent is different from the
Chuuk Lagoon
Chuuk Lagoon, previously Truk Atoll, is an atoll in the central Pacific Ocean. It lies about 1,800 kilometres (970 nautical miles) northeast of New Guinea and is part of Chuuk State within the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). A protective ...
people.
Villages and groups
References
External links
Directory of the islands of Micronesia
Islands of Chuuk State
Municipalities of Chuuk State
Atolls of the Federated States of Micronesia
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