# Hall Islands

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{{Short description|Pacific atolls in Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia}}
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The '''Hall Islands''' are a group of two large [atoll](/source/atoll)s in the northern part of the state of [Chuuk](/source/Chuuk_State), [Federated States of Micronesia](/source/Federated_States_of_Micronesia).<ref>[https://www.statoids.com/yfm.html Statoids.com], retrieved December 8, 2010</ref> In the broader sense, a third and smaller atoll is included.
[[File:Txu-pclmaps-oclc-22834566 k-14d.jpg|left|thumb|Map including the Hall Islands ([DMA](/source/Defense_Mapping_Agency), 1991)]]
[[File:Hall Islands Landsat.jpg|thumb|300px|[Landsat](/source/Landsat) picture of the Hall islands: Nomwin to the west, Murilo to the east]]
[Nomwin](/source/Nomwin), the western atoll,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oceandots.com/pacific/caroline/nomwin.php |title=Oceandots - Nomwin |accessdate=2011-12-06 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101223043232/http://www.oceandots.com/pacific/caroline/nomwin.php |archivedate=December 23, 2010 }}</ref> and [Murilo](/source/Murilo%2C_Chuuk), the eastern one,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oceandots.com/pacific/caroline/murilo.php |title=Oceandots - Murilo |accessdate=2011-12-06 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101223043232/http://www.oceandots.com/pacific/caroline/murilo.php |archivedate=December 23, 2010 }}</ref> are located about 9&nbsp;km apart, being the emergent parts of a twin-lobed [seamount](/source/seamount). Murilo and Nomwin each harbor a population of more than 1,000 people.[https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/10125/29745/1/vol65n4-497-505.pdf] They lie roughly 100&nbsp;km to the north of [Chuuk Lagoon](/source/Chuuk_Lagoon). Uninhabited [East Fayu](/source/East_Fayu), lying 30+ km to the west of Nomwin, is sometimes included in the Halls.[https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/10125/29745/1/vol65n4-497-505.pdf] The three atolls together account for a dry surface of about 3.5 km<sup>2</sup> over more than 50 islets or [motu](/source/motu_(geography))s.<ref>{{citation|url=https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/10125/29745/1/vol65n4-497-505.pdf|title=Reptiles of the Hall Islands, Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia|first=D. W.|last=Buden|year=2011|journal=Pacific Science|publisher=[University of Hawaii Press](/source/University_of_Hawaii_Press)|volume=65|number=4|page=497|doi=10.2984/65.4.497 |s2cid=30805115 }}</ref>

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