The Story of the Ngulu Island

How to represent place names and geographical features in foreign languages is a complex and nuanced issue. The process that led to the realization that the location referred to in Japanese as Kutsurū Island is actually a reef at the Ngulu Atoll of the Yap Islands is described.

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Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi)
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2025-10-25
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https://doi.org/10.5026/jgeography.134.553
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Categorization, perception, and language
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The Story of the Ngulu Island

Kyoko Okino
Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi)
Categorization, perception, and language
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The Story of the Ngulu Island

Kyoko Okino
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Abstract

How to represent place names and geographical features in foreign languages is a complex and nuanced issue. The process that led to the realization that the location referred to in Japanese as Kutsurū Island is actually a reef at the Ngulu Atoll of the Yap Islands is described.

Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi)Vol. 134(5)
Sphere Institute (US), The University of Tokyo (JP)
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Categorization, perception, and language
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