# Fofos

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{{Short description|Island off the southern coast of Guam}}
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'''Fofos''' is a small island off the southern coast of the island of [Guam](/source/Guam). It is connected to the mainland by the [Merizo Barrier Reef](/source/Merizo_Barrier_Reef).<ref name="USGPO">{{cite web |last1=Tracey |first1=Joshua |title=General Geology of Guam |url=https://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/0403a/report.pdf |website=pubs.usgs.gov |publisher=USGPO |accessdate=13 January 2020}}</ref><ref name="Micronesica">{{cite web |last1=Easton |first1=W.H. |last2=Ku |first2=T.L. |title=Recent Reefs and Shore Lines of Guam 1 |url=http://micronesica.org/sites/default/files/deleted_eastonetal-1a_0.pdf |website=micronesica.org |publisher=Micronesica |accessdate=13 January 2020}}</ref>

==See also==
*[Cocos Lagoon](/source/Cocos_Lagoon)
*[List of rivers of Guam](/source/List_of_rivers_of_Guam)

==Further reading==
*[https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/studying-contaminants-in-cocos-lagoon-guam-blog-post-1/ National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science]
*Bendure, G. & Friary, N. (1988) ''Micronesia:A travel survival kit.'' South Yarra, VIC: Lonely Planet.

==Bibliography==
*''The Island of Guam'' By Leonard Martin Cox<ref name="IOG">{{cite book |last1=Martin Cox |first1=Leonard |title=The Island of Guam |date=1917 |publisher=Government Printing Office |location=Washington |page=66 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZcQcAAAAMAAJ&dq=Agrigan+guam+Merizo+Barrier+Reef&pg=PA66 |accessdate=13 January 2020}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Guam}}

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Category:Islands of Guam

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