subclass_of nukuoro language
A lagoon is a shallow body of ___MASK97___ separated from a larger body of ___MASK97___ by ___MASK57___ islands or reefs . Lagoons are commonly divided into coastal lagoons and atoll lagoons . They have also been identified as occurring on mixed - sand and gravel coastlines . There is an overlap between bodies of ___MASK97___ classified as coastal lagoons and bodies of ___MASK97___ classified as estuaries . Lagoons are common coastal features around many parts of the world . A ___MASK49___ is a ___MASK50___ of ___MASK94___ formed from coral ___MASK56___ and associated organic material . They occur in tropical and sub - tropical areas , typically as part of coral reefs which have grown to cover a far larger area under the ___MASK92___ . Nukuoro is an ___MASK76___ in the Federated States of Micronesia . The Federated States of Micronesia ( abbreviated FSM and also known simply as Micronesia ) is an independent sovereign ___MASK94___ ___MASK21___ and a United States associated ___MASK48___ consisting of four states from west to east , Yap , Chuuk , Pohnpei and Kosraethat are ___MASK34___ across the Western Pacific ___MASK35___ . Together , the states comprise around 607 islands ( a combined land area of approximately ) that cover a longitudinal distance of almost just north of the equator . They lie northeast of New Guinea , south of Guam and the Marianas , west of Nauru and the Marshall Islands , east of Palau and the Philippines , about north of eastern Australia and some southwest of the main islands of Hawaii . An ___MASK76___ (, , , or ), sometimes called a coral ___MASK76___ , is a ___MASK38___ - shaped coral ___MASK12___ including a coral rim that encircles a lagoon partially or completely . There may be coral islands / cays on the rim . The Nukuoro language is a Polynesian language , spoken by about 860 ___MASK64___ on the Nukuoro atoll and on Pohnpei in Micronesia . Palikir is a ___MASK31___ with about 4 , 600 people and the ___MASK82___ of the Federated States of Micronesia in the western Pacific ___MASK35___ . It is part of the much larger Sokehs municipality , which had a population of 7 , 000 , out of the nation ' s total population of 106 , 487 . It is situated on the northwest side of Pohnpei island ( population 33 , 000 ), a high volcanic island surrounded by a fringing coral reef . Nearby to the northeast is the island ' s largest settlement , the coastal ___MASK31___ of Kolonia . Corals are marine invertebrates in the ___MASK53___ Anthozoa of phylum Cnidaria . They typically live in compact colonies of many identical individual polyps . The group includes the important ___MASK12___ builders that inhabit tropical oceans and secrete calcium carbonate to form a hard ___MASK15___ . Kolonia is a coastal ___MASK31___ and the ___MASK82___ of Pohnpei State in the Federated States of Micronesia ( FSM ). It was also the former FSM ___MASK82___ before ___MASK10___ replaced by Palikir in 1989 , located nearby to the southwest in the municipality of Sokehs . It has about 6 , 000 people . The Senyavin Islands belong to the Federated States of Micronesia . They consist of a larger volcanic Pohnpei ___MASK94___ ( about 334 km² ) and two small atolls Ant and Pakin . The Polynesian ___MASK64___ consist of various ethnic groups that speak ___MASK9___ , a branch of the Oceanic languages , and inhabit Polynesia . The native Polynesian ___MASK64___ of New Zealand and Hawaii are minorities in their homelands . Pohnpei " upon (" pohn ") a ___MASK39___ altar (" pei ")" ( formerly known as Ponape ) is an ___MASK94___ of the Senyavin Islands which are part of the larger Caroline Islands group . It belongs to Pohnpei ___MASK48___ , one of the four states in the Federated States of Micronesia ( FSM ). Major population centers on Pohnpei include Palikir , the FSM ' s ___MASK82___ , and Kolonia , the ___MASK82___ of Pohnpei ___MASK48___ . Pohnpei Island is the largest ( 334 km² ), highest ( almost 800m ), most populous ( 34 , 000 people ), and most developed ___MASK44___ ___MASK94___ in the FSM . The islanders of Pohnpei have a reputation as being the most welcoming of outsiders among residents of the ___MASK94___ group . Polynesia ( from " poly " " many " + " nsos " " ___MASK94___ ") is a subregion of Oceania , made up of over 1 , 000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific ___MASK35___ . The indigenous people who inhabit the islands of Polynesia are termed Polynesians and they share many similar traits including language family , culture , and beliefs . Historically , they were experienced sailors and used stars to navigate during the night . A cay ( or ), also spelled caye or ___MASK75___ , is a small , low - elevation , sandy island on the ___MASK61___ of a coral ___MASK12___ . Cays occur in tropical environments throughout the Pacific , Atlantic and Indian Oceans ( including in the Caribbean and on the Great ___MASK57___ Reef and Belize ___MASK57___ Reef ). Coral reefs are diverse underwater ecosystems held together by ___MASK7___ carbonate structures secreted by corals . Coral reefs are built by colonies of tiny animals found in marine waters that contain few nutrients . Most coral reefs are built from stony corals , which in turn consist of polyps that cluster in groups . The polyps belong to a group of animals known as Cnidaria , which also includes ___MASK92___ anemones and jellyfish . Unlike ___MASK92___ anemones , corals secrete hard carbonate exoskeletons which support and protect the coral polyps . Most reefs grow best in warm , shallow , clear , sunny and agitated waters . The Caroline Islands ( Islas Carolinas in ___MASK36___ , Karolinen in German ) are a widely scattered archipelago of tiny islands in the northwestern Pacific ___MASK35___ , to the north of New Guinea . Politically they are divided between the Federated States of Micronesia in the eastern part of the group , and Palau at the extreme western end . Historically , this area was also called Nuevas Filipinas or New Philippines as they were part of the ___MASK36___ East Indies and governed from Manila in the Philippines . Pohnpei ___MASK48___ is one of the four states of the Federated States of Micronesia ( FSM ). The other states are , from the east , Kosrae ___MASK48___ , Chuuk ___MASK48___ , and Yap ___MASK48___ . The ___MASK48___ ' s principal island is Pohnpei .