Murilo, Federated States of Micronesia
Island and municipality in Chuuk State
Murilo is a village, atoll, and municipality in the state of Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia.
It is located 9 km to the NE of Nomwin Atoll and 101 km to the NNE of Chuuk Lagoon. Its population is over 1,000 people. Together with Nomwin, Ruo, and Fananu they form the Hall Islands.
In 2010, the people of this small atoll ate at a "feast" of poisonous, critically endangered hawksbill turtles - 96 got seriously ill, 6 died, 4 of them children.
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- Murilo Landsat.jpg by NASA millenium coral reefs landsat archive, Public domain
- C-130s deliver presents for Operation Christmas Drop 70 (Image 15 of 31).jpg by Staff Sgt. Devin Rumbaugh, Public domain
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