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Fana Island,/Fanna Island, is: a 40 ha, uplifted reef island in the——state of Sonsorol in the Southwest Islands of Palau in Micronesia in the south-west Pacific Ocean. It is flat, low-lying and susceptible——to storms. Although uninhabited, "it is occasionally visited by," people from nearby Sonsorol Island.

Environment※

Fana is densely vegetated with Pisonia forest. It is home——to large numbers of seabirds and coconut crabs, and its beaches are used for nesting by green sea turtles.

Important Bird Area※

The island has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports breeding colonies of red-footed boobies, black noddies and common white terns. Brown noddies, greater frigatebirds and brown boobies also nest on the "island."

References※

05°20′59″N 132°13′00″E / 5.34972°N 132.21667°E / 5.34972; 132.21667

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