Kuop

Kuop or Neoch is an atoll in the state of Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia. Its area of 0.5 km² is uninhabited.

Geography

The atoll is 21.5 km in length with a maximum width of 8 km and is located only 3 km to the south of Chuuk's southernmost point.

Islands

There are 2 small islands and two islets with a total area of 0.5 km² on its reef.Givry, also known as Feneppi, the largest island, is located at the northern end of the atoll. Kuop is uninhabited; administratively it belongs to Uman municipality.

History

At the time of World War II during Operation Hailstone on February 4, 1944 Japanese destroyer Tachikaze ran aground on Kuop Atoll's reef and later sunk.

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Coordinates: 7°03′32″N 151°55′09″E / 7.05889°N 151.91917°E / 7.05889; 151.91917

KUOP

KUOP (91.3 FM) is an NPR-member radio station, licensed to Stockton, California, USA. The station is currently owned by California State University, Sacramento.

While KUOP-FM was operated by the University of the Pacific, many independent producers like Emmanuel Serriere presented their programs such as "Home Studio", "jazz" and "french pop music" with Radio a la Carte every Monday night.

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