Pikelot

Pikelot is an island in the Western Caroline Islands.

Alternative spellings and historic names include: Bigali, Biguela, Coquille, Lydia, Pigela, Pigerotto, Pigouelao, Pik, and Pyghella

Pikelot is among the Outer Islands of Yap within Yap State, one of four states that comprise the Federated States of Micronesia.

Pikelot is a single coral island is situated at 8° 05' N, 147° 38' E, about 50 miles east of Piagailoe and 100 miles west-northwest of Polowat in the neighboring State of Chuuk. It is two and one half miles in length (NE-SW) and one and three quarters miles in width. It is low and covered with shrubs, and has a fringing reef but no lagoon. There are no permanent inhabitants, although nearby islanders occasionally come in search of resources.

Pikelot was discovered by the French explorer Louis-Isidore Duperrey in 1824.