Yap (138.076E
9.486N) is an island group at the northwest edge of the Carolines. It had been
moderately developed by the Japanese
and had an
important airfield.
Geographically, Yap consists of a large,
hilly main island
and a number of islets. Its native culture is most distinctive
for its ancient
practice of using very large stone disks as money.
The island was struck by American carrier aircraft from Reeves' task group on 31 March
1943, during the raid on the Palaus,
but damage was relatively light. An invasion of the island was
considered, but in the end it was bypassed in favor of Ulithi.
References
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