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Temwen Island

Temwen Island is a small island off the eastern coast of Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia. On the reef beside it lies Nan Madol, a complex of nearly a hundred artificial islets built of basalt columns and coral, which served as the ceremonial and political centre of the Saudeleur dynasty. Nan Madol was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2016.

Temwen Island
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Saudeleur dynasty

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Temwen Island. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/temwen-island
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