Native Place-names and Geographic Systems of Fais, Caroline Islands
From Habele Institute
Rubinstein, Donald H. (June 1978). "Native Place-names and Geographic Systems of Fais, Caroline Islands" (PDF). Micronesica. 14 (1): 69–82. ISSN 2374-801X.
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Abstract: This paper presents three geographic systems from Fais, an isolated, raised coral island in the Yap District of Micronesia. One is a system of bounded, named parcels of land which entirely map the island area. The second is a system of offshore mapping, by intersecting radial and concentric axes. This third is a series of known coral heads and fishing sites. These three systems operate interdependently to accurately specify land and marine locations. Two maps illustrate these systems; a Glossary gives 320 native place-names and their meanings.
