Location
Largest island in the Federated States of Micronesia, measuring 129 square miles.

Kolonia (Colonia, Nan Pohn Mail)
Ponape's main town. Most of the island's hotels and restaurants are in Kolonia

Palikir
Palikir is the capital of the Federated States of Micronesia. Palikir is a rural district about six miles west of Kolonia.

Pohn Lher
Opposite the lagoon on a mountain called Pohn Lher are two 75 mm naval dual-purpose guns inside concrete bunkers. There is a mobile radar nearby which is largely complete.

Kitti
Area located on the SW corner of Ponape in the interior of the island.

Sokehs Mountains (Jokej)
Sohkes Rock is the famous isolated big rock on the north end of Sohkes Mountain Ridge.

Wartime
The Japanese emplaced guns at this location, including 2 x 127mm guns and one 6" gun.

Today
There is nothing there except a red anti-collision light at about 700' elevation to prevent planes from running into it at night.

Type 89 127mm Anti-Aircraft Gun (Dual)
Emplaced on Sokehs Mountain

6" Armstrong Whitworth Naval Gun
Another large Naval gun enplaced into a bunker at this location.

Range Finding Emplacement
The range finder there has an enormous, 12 foot tube.
 
 Bomb Craters
Stan Gajda reports:
"All over the mountain plateau are many large bomb craters. Usually about 30ft across and 10ft deep. Some are about 50ft across and 15ft deep. It is easy to find bits of bombs around there. One crater still had a large part of the bomb casing in it. In this case it was a 100 lb gp bomb."

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Last Updated
October 1, 2009