Back Fais Island CEB Fais German Isla Fais Spanish فایس، میکرونزی Persian Fais Finnish Fais (Micronésie) French Fais Italian ファイス島 Japanese Faisa Latvian/Lettish Фаис Macedonian
 Fais Island in 2015 | |
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | North Pacific |
| Coordinates | 9°45′37″N 140°31′15″E / 9.76028°N 140.52083°E |
| Archipelago | Caroline |
| Total islands | 1 |
| Area | 2.6 km2 (1.0 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 18 m (59 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 215 (2000) |
| Ethnic groups | Micronesian |
Fais Island is a raised coral island in the eastern Caroline Islands in the Pacific Ocean, and forms a legislative district in Yap State in the Federated States of Micronesia. Fais Island is located approximately 87 kilometres (54 mi) east of Ulithi and 251 kilometres (156 mi) northeast of Yap and is the closest land to Challenger Deep, about 180 miles away. The name may mean 'rising rock.'[1]
The population of Fais Island was 215 in 2000.[2]
Fais
Location of Fais in the Pacific Ocean
- ^ Don Rubinstein, "Native Place-Names and Geographic Systems of Fais, Caroline Islands" (Micronesica 14(1) [1978]: 69-82; PDF): "Fais (island name)-? fa yissa : rising rock."
- ^ Yap State Census Report, 2000 (PDF)