Pulo Anna (also called Puro, Pur or Bur) is an island of Palau, located in the Pacific Ocean, about 50 kilometers from Merir Island. It is administered by Sonsorol. The island is about 0.8 kilometers long and 0.5 kilometers wide, with an area of less than 0.5 square kilometers. Its highest point rises 6 meters above sea level, and it is populated by only very few people.
History
From 1901 to 1914, the island was part of the German protectorates in the South Seas. After typhoon damage in 1904, the population was temporarily resettled on another island in Palau.1
References
References
- "Bur", in: Heinrich Schnee (Hrsg.): Deutsches Kolonial-Lexikon. Bd. I, Quelle & Meyer, Leipzig 1920, p. 255.
Further reading
Further reading
- Anneliese Eilers: Songosor, Pur, Merir (Ergebnisse der Südsee-Expedition 1908-1910, 2: Ethnographie B: Mikronesien, Band 9 Westkarolinen, Halbband 1). Friederichsen, De Gruyter, Hamburg 1935 (English extract)
External links
External links
- Constitution of the State of Sonsorol (1983)
- Islands and Anchorages in the Caroline Islands (photo of a map of the British Admiralty, 1928)
- Construction of a solar power system at Pulo Anna Elementary School (Video)
- Pulo Anna Island
4°39′34″N 131°57′49″E / 4.65944°N 131.96361°E / 4.65944; 131.96361