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has gloss | (noun) a town in northwest Illinois on the Mississippi River; site of a Union prison during the American Civil War Rock Island |
has gloss | eng: The Rock Islands of Palau, also called Chelbacheb, are a small collection of limestone or coral uprises, ancient relics of coral reefs that violently surfaced to form Islands in Palaus Southern Lagoon, between Koror and Peleliu, and are now an incorporated part of Koror State. The islands, between 250 to 300 in number according to different sources, with an aggregate area of 47 km² and a height up to 207 m, and are for the most part uninhabited, and are famous for their beaches, blue lagoons and the peculiar umbrella-like shapes of many of the islands themselves. The Rock Islands and the surrounding reefs make up Palaus popular tourist sites such as Blue Corner, Blue hole, German Chanel, Ngermeaus Island and the famed Jellyfish Lake, one of the many Marine lakes in the Rock Islands that provides home and safety for several kinds of stingless jellyfish found only in Palau. |
lexicalization | eng: Rock Islands |
lexicalization | eng: Rock Island |
instance of | (noun) an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city; "they drive through town on their way to work" town |
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has gloss | deu: Die Chelbacheb-Inseln, auch als Rock Islands von Palau bekannt, sind ein im Westpazifik liegender und zur Inselrepublik Palau zählender Archipel im Zentrum der Palauinseln. Das Gebiet erstreckt sich von der Südostküste der Insel Koror über etwa 40 Kilometer Luftlinie bis zur Nordwestküste der Insel Peleliu und wird an beiden Längsseiten von einem dichten Korallenriff eingefasst. |
lexicalization | deu: Chelbacheb-Inseln |
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lexicalization | epo: Rokinsulo |
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has gloss | fra: Les îles Chelbacheb, en anglais Rock Islands, sont un archipel inhabité des Palaos situés dans lÉtat de Koror, entre la ville de Koror, la plus grande du pays, et lÉtat de Peleliu en 450 îles couvrant de superficie . Ces îles prennent laspect de pitons calcaires ou dîles vallonnées couvertes dune forêt tropicale et parsemés de nombreux lacs. Lun des plus connu et visité est le lac aux Méduses. |
lexicalization | fra: îles Chelbacheb |
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has gloss | glg: As Illas Chelbacheb (tamén coñecidas como Illas Roca) son un pequeno arquipélago de 200 a 300 illas de pedra calcaria en Palau, entre as illas de Koror e Peleliu. As illas están formadas dun arrecife de coral parcialmente emerxido e están deshabitadas, pero son famosas polas súas praias e bosques tropicais e pola peculiar forma na maioría das illas. |
lexicalization | glg: Chelbacheb |
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has gloss | jpn: ロックアイランド(Rock Islands、Chelbacheb)は、パラオ共和国のコロール島とペリリュー島の間にある200~300の島々の総称。 古代の珊瑚礁が隆起して出来た石灰岩の島で、多くは無人島である。 |
lexicalization | jpn: ロックアイランド |
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has gloss | spa: Las Islas Chelbacheb (también conocidas como Islas Roca) son un pequeño archipiélago de 200 a 300 islas de piedra caliza en Palaos, entre las islas de Koror y Peleliu. Las islas están formadas de un arrecife de coral parcialmente emergido y están deshabitadas, pero son famosas por sus playas y bosques tropicales y por la peculiar forma en la mayoría de las islas. |
lexicalization | spa: Islas Chelbacheb |
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has gloss | swe: Rocköarna eller Chelbacheb är en ögrupp i Palau i Stilla havet. |
lexicalization | swe: Rocköarna |
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part of | (noun) a midwestern state in north-central United States Prairie State, IL, Illinois, Land of Lincoln |
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geo loc | geographic location 7.233333333333333 134.3 |
media:img | 1907 aquaimages.jpg |
media:img | Aerial view limestone islands palau1971.jpg |
media:img | Jellyfish Lake aerial nps.jpg |
media:img | Palau Rock Islands.jpg |
media:img | Palau-CIA WFB Map.png |
media:img | Palau-rock-islands20071222.jpg |
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