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Yap - an island located in the lush tropics of 9 degrees north of the equator.
Yap - an island located in the lush tropics of 9 degrees north of the equator. Unlike most of the islands of the South Pacific, Yap is a raised portion of the Asian continental shelf. The island is surrounded by a wide shallow lagoon and barrier reefs, extending about 90 miles. Long before it became a place of pilgrimage Yap divers who want to see a large population of manta rays, he was known as a country of stone money. Huge stone discs, some of which have a diameter greater than 3, 5 meters, and still used in the underlying transaction.
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