Micronesia's Nan Madol is one of the very few places in the world which continues to perplex archaeologists. How and why it was built, and by whom?

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 ...

46 COM 7A.39 Nan Madol: Ceremonial Centre of Eastern Micronesia (Micronesia (Federated States of)) (C 1503) The World Heritage Committee, Having examined Document WHC/2 4 /4 6.COM/7A, ; Recalling ...

Nan Madol is located near the southern side of the Federated States of Micronesia. It is the only ancient city ever built atop a coral reef. Christopher Pala ...

Nan Madol, consisting of a series of small artificial islands linked by a network of canals, is often called the Venice of the Pacific. It is located on the south east corner of the island of ...

45 COM 7A.53 Nan Madol: Ceremonial Centre of Eastern Micronesia (Micronesia (Federated States of)) (C 1503) The World Heritage Committee, Having examined Document WHC/ 23 /45.COM/7A, ; Recalling ...