Nan Madol - Wikipedia
WEBNan Madol was the ceremonial and political seat of the Saudeleur Dynasty, which united Pohnpei's estimated population of 25,000 people until about 1628. [3] Set apart between the main island of Pohnpei and Temwen Island, it was a scene of human activity as early as the first or second century AD.
Nan Madol - U.S. National Park Service
WEBJan 6, 2020 · Nan Madol, a National Historic Landmark, is located on Temwen Island in the present day Madolenihmw district of Pohnpei state, in the Federated States of Micronesia. Nan Madol is on private property but is open to the public.
Nan Madol: Mystery of the Pohnpei island - Historic Mysteries
WEBMar 1, 2010 · Pohnpei, the island attached to Madol, has unique and constant subtle seismic activity. Seismic activity generates piezoelectricity. The piezoelectricity works within strangely magnetized basalt to focus a concentrated coronal discharge skyward.
Nan Madol | Description & Facts | Britannica
WEBNan Madol, archaeological site and abandoned city off the east coast of the island of Pohnpei in Micronesia. Called the “Venice of the Pacific” was built around a series of articially constructed islets from the 8th to the 12th century.
Nan Madol: The City Built on Coral Reefs | Smithsonian
WEBNov 3, 2009 · The easiest way to see Nan Madol is to take a cab from Kolonia, the little capital of Pohnpei, park on an unmarked spot and walk for nearly a mile through a primitive jungle path.
Nan Madol Ruins – Pohnpei Eco-Adventure Guide
WEBNan Madol is a prehistoric “city” of more than ninety man-made islets off the coast of Temwen Island, constructed of naturally-occurring prismatic basalt columns, basalt boulders, and coral fill. Many of the islets have large, complicated structures on them composed of the same types of rock — stones as heavy as 90 tons.
Nan Madol Site – Pohnpei State Historic Preservation Office - Gov
WEBNan Madol is an archaeological site and a national historic landmark located on the remote island of Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia. On July 15, 2016 it was inscribed to UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee along with three other sites in China, India, and Iran.
Nan Madol: “In the space between things” - Smarthistory
WEBThe abandoned megalithic capital of Nan Madol, located in a lagoon adjacent to the eastern shoreline of the island of Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia in the Pacific Ocean, is a terrific example. [1] Once the political and ceremonial center for the ruling chiefs of the Sau Deleur dynasty (c. 1100–1628), Nan Madol is a complex of ...
Discover Nan Madol: The Ruined Coral City
WEBApr 17, 2023 · Visiting Nan Madol is one of the highlights of traveling to Pohnpei, the capital “island” of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). Nan Madol is located off the South-East coast of Pohnpei and is a series of more than 100 islets that were constructed with walls of basalt and coral boulders.
Rediscovering Nan Madol, the 'Venice of the Pacific'
WEBOct 9, 2016 · Pohnpei, FSM—As United Airlines’ “island hopper” flies, the mystical site of Nan Madol is only two hops away from Guam on the Micronesian island of Pohnpei.