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Aerial view of Jellyfish Lake on the island of Eil Malk in Palau. This view is looking west across the lake, past some small coral and rock islets around Eil Malk, and toward the Seventy Island Preserve, which is some 11.5 km (7 mi) distant. Photo courtesy of the US National Park Service.
Located on Eil Malk island, Jellyfish Lake is an unusual marine lake that is poplated almost exclusively by two species of jellyfish: golden and moon jellyfish. Eil Malk is part of the Rock Islands, a group of small, rocky, mostly uninhabited islands in Palau's Southern Lagoon, between Koror and Peleliu. Millions of golden jellyfish migrate horizontally across the lake daily. Although Jellyfish Lake is connected to the ocean through fissures and tunnels, the lake is sufficiently isolated and the conditions are different enough that the diversity of species in the lake is greatly reduced from the nearby lagoon.
The Rock Islands are a large group of 445 uninhabited limestone islands in the Southern Lagoon of Palau between Koror and Peleliu. They are probably Palau's most outstanding scenic feature. Their aggregate area is about 42 sq km (16 sq mi) with a maximum height of 207 m (679 ft). The islands were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2012. Image courtesy of NOAA / James P. McVey.
Directional sign to many of the World War II Battle of Peleliu memorial sites. The battle was fought between the US and Japan from 15 September to 27 November 1944 on the Palauan island of Peleliu. US Marines of the 1st Marine Division, and later soldiers of the US Army's 81st Infantry Division, fought to capture the airstrip on the small coral island. The casualty rate exceeded that of all other US amphibious operations during the Pacific War causing the fighting there to be described as, "the bitterest battle of the war for the Marines.”
Beach on the southwest coast of Peleliu where the US Marines landed on 15 September 1944 at the start of the Battle of Peleliu .
The Peleliu War Museum is housed in a former Japanese storage bunker that was used during the Battle of Peleliu (15 September 1944 – 27 November 1944) as command post. The bunker was heavily damaged from the outside by artillery shells fired from the sea. The collection consists of many relics found on the battlefield, such as weapons, helmets, and personal belongings.
Sign on the Battle of Peleliu Jungle Trail that winds through an area still littered with potentially dangerous explosives.
Memorial marker to the US Army's 81st Infantry Division on Peleliu.
Sign at the entrance to a vast cave system carved out by Japanese defenders on Peleliu.
Sign along the Battle of Peleliu Jungle Trail.
US Marine Corps Medal of Honor Winners Memorial on Peleliu.
The remains of a Japanese airfield building on Peleliu.
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