Signal verified · updated 2026-09-03
Babeldaob
Palau's big green island — 70% of the nation's land, the Ngerulmud capital, waterfalls and ancient stone monoliths.
- Formation
- volcanic/continental (Palau's largest island, >70% of national land; rainforest, mangroves, savanna)
- Population
- 6,000
- Water
- Pacific Ocean
- Access
- moderate
Every required movement
The passage
to Babeldaob.
Fly to Roman Tmetuchl International (ROR, on Babeldaob in Airai) from Guam, Manila, Taipei and Seoul; Compact Road links all island states.
- 01Roman Tmetuchl International (ROR)
Nearest recorded air access
Schedule or condition may change · verify - 02Water crossing
Boats to Koror/Rock Islands dive sites; no international passenger ferries.
Schedule or condition may change · verify - 03Entry check
Visa-free entry for most nationalities (30 days typical); Rock Islands/Peleliu permits via tour operators.
Schedule or condition may change · verify
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What the chart cannot hold
What becomes visible when you follow palau national capitol (ngerulmud) beyond the familiar map?
Largest island of Palau and second-largest in Micronesia after Guam. Terraced-village settlement from ~1000 BCE; Spanish claim, German (1899–1914), Japanese mandate (1914–44), US Trust Territory (1947–94); independent republic 1994. National capital moved from Koror to Ngerulmud in 2006.
Austronesian terraced villages; European contact 16th–18th c.; German, Japanese and US administrations; independence 1994; capital to Ngerulmud 2006.
Field ledger
The useful
details.
- Coordinates
- 7.50° N · 134.54° E
- Sovereignty
- Palau · part of country
- Nearest mainland
- Mindanao, Philippines (~900 km west)
- Best recorded window
- November–April (drier).
- Permits / entry
- Visa-free entry for most nationalities (30 days typical); Rock Islands/Peleliu permits via tour operators.
- Languages
- Palauan, English
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