| LC control no. | n 81107795 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Geographic heading | Palau |
| Geographic subdivision usage | Palau |
| Variant(s) | Republic of Palau Pelew Belau Beluu er a Belau Republic of Belau Palaos République des Palaos パラオ Parao パラオ島 Paraotō ベラウ Berau パラオ諸島 Parao Shotō |
| Other standard no. | Q695 124850152 1779814 1559582 571805 7005668 1215428 51ef44eb-6282-4490-9d9b-51460e905423 9d800529-1ef8-39bb-9e42-1fa74f2eac97 00576685 4044396-6 FRBNF11994064 FRBNF17069166 FRBNF15360069 |
| Associated place | Caroline Islands Micronesia Oceania |
| Special note | Non-Latin script references not evaluated. |
| Found in | Sledge, E.B. With the old breed, at Peleliu and Okinawa, c1981 (name not given) BGN, 7/22/81 (Republic of Palau; 5°N, 137°E) Stewart, W.H. Historic and geographic tourist map of Belau (Republic of Palau), western Caroline Islands, Pacific Ocean ... c1988. Lippincott (Palau, island group, W Caroline Islands, c. 550 mi. E of Philippines; 7°30ʹN 134°30ʹE; taken (1944) by U.S.; sometimes spelled Pelew) Web. geog. (Palau or formerly Pelew or since 1981 Belau, group of ab. 100 islands and islets, generally considered a part of the Caroline Is. (Western Carolines); became part of U.S. Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands 1947; became internally self-governing 1980) BGN. Foreign names info. bull., 15 Apr. 1996 (former name: Palau [brief], Republic of; ADM1; new name: Palau [brief], Republic of [English]; Beluu er a Belau [Belau=brief] [Palauan]; PCLF; 5°00ʹN, 137°00ʹE) Wikipedia, July 11, 2006 (Palau, officially the Republic of Palau; it is sometimes referred to in English under its native name Belau; Beluu er a Belau) July 17, 2018 (Palau (historically Belau, Palaos, or Pelew), officially the Republic of Palau (Palauan: Beluu er a Belau), is an island country located in the western Pacific Ocean; contains approximately 340 islands, forming the western chain of the Caroline Islands in Micronesia; 7°30ʹN 134°30ʹE) GNIS, July 17, 2018 (Republic of Palau; variants: Belau; Beluu Er A Belau; Palau; Republic of Belau; Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Palau District; following World War II, Palau became part of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, which was administered by the US under a United Nations mandate ratified in 1947. In 1986, the US and the Palau government agreed to a Compact of Free Association, which provided independence under US military protection. This Compact was endorsed in October 1994; consists of sixteen states: Aimelik, Airai, Angaur, Kayangel, Koror, Hatohobei, Melekeok, Ngaraard, Ngardmau, Ngaremlengui, Ngatpang, Nchesar, Ngerchelong, Ngiwal, Peleliu, and Sonsoral; 7.4782190° 134.5604700° 07°28ʹ42ʺN 134°33ʹ38ʺE) BnF Catalogue général, via WWW, July 17, 2018 (Palaos; variants: République des Palaos; Palau; Belau) Web NDL authorities, July 17, 2018 (パラオ = Parao; variants: パラオ島 = Paraotō; ベラウ = Berau; パラオ諸島 = Parao Shotō; Palau) <https://id.ndl.go.jp/auth/ndlna/00576685> |
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