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Truk Lagoon also known as Chuuk is a sheltered body of water almost 50 miles long by 30 miles wide surrounded by a protective reef North of New Guinea The area consists of 11 major islands and many smaller ones within the lagoon part of the Federated States of Micronesia In World War II Truk Lagoon was the forward anchorage for the Japanese Imperial Fleet American forces attacked on February 17 1944 in Operation Hailstone lasting for three days sending 60 ships and 275 airplanes to the lagoon bottom The relics draw tourists and sport scuba divers especially who dive the sunken wrecks

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Location: Truk Lagoon Chuuk Micronesia
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