Nan Madol is often referred to as the Venice of the Pacific because of its canals. ... In his book, Queen Moo & The Egyptian Sphinx, he said: In our journey westward across the Atlantic, ...

Roughly 3,000 years after their settlement, a new culture arrived and constructed substantial urban centers: Nan Madol on Pohnpei and Leluh on Kosrae. Both sites feature similar construction.

Nan Madol's protectors were taught 'how to use and maintain chainsaws, climb trees, prune branches, fell trees, and plant appropriate vegetation for the site,' the US Forest Service said.

Nan Madol is a monumental complex, built from stone and coral rubble on the Pacific Island of Pohnpei. Nan Madol was the administrative and cultural center of the Saudeleur Dynasty.

Nan Madol, whose name means “between spaces” in Pohnpeian (in reference to the canals), is a city built in the lagoon of an atoll on a set of 92 artificial islands, all interconnected by a series of ...

On the island of Pohnpei, Micronesia rest the remarkable ruins of Nan Madol, the only ancient city ever constructed on top of a coral reef.Referred to as an “engineering marvel” by the ...

After he died, Nan Madol was largely abandoned, though religious ceremonies were occasionally held there until the late 19th century. As we continue, the channel gets narrower and shallower.

Nan Madol is a series of more than 100 islets off the south-east coast of Pohnpei that were constructed with walls of basalt and coral boulders. These islets harbour the remains of stone palaces, ...

LEVITATION. Ancient wonders like the pyramids of Giza, Stonehenge, and Nan Madol were built with stones so massive, modern science still struggles to explain how they were moved. Some researchers ...

Visiting the ruins of Nan Madol in the Federated States of Micronesia is like stepping into an Indiana Jones movie — and the man charged with its protection is looking for Australia's help to ...