Chuuk Island and Chuuk Harbor are two of the world’s most famous diving destinations. Chuuk, as is presently called by its native peoples, was formerly known as Truk and quite a few other monikers. It is the most populous of the now Federated States of Micronesia and lies in the Caroline chain of islands. Chuuk means mountain area in Chuukese and it is exactly that, majestic mountains surrounded by deep blue ocean. The native people of Chuuk were under the administration of first Spain from the 1870s, and then Germany took over in 1899. It was later occupied by Japan from 1914 until the end of World War II. At this point the United States took control and finally granted them their independence some 40 plus years later.
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