The Chuuk islands — a seemingly idyllic spot in the Pacific Ocean, northeast of Indonesia and north of Australia and Papua New Guinea — is one of the four states making up the Federated States of ...

After Japan’s surrender in 1945, the islands became a United Nations Trust Territory until Chuuk united with Yap, Pohnpei and Kosrae to become the Federated States of Micronesia, attaining ...

The Chuuk islands — a seemingly idyllic spot in the Pacific Ocean, northeast of Indonesia and north of Australia and Papua New Guinea — is one of the four states making up the Federated States ...

The islands were the target of the US Operation Hailstorm in February 1944, in which at least 50 Japanese warships and cargo vessels were sunk. Today, those ships make Chuuk the most famous wreck ...