What small Pacific island was a major German naval communications center prior to the First World War?

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Yap was a major German naval communications center prior to the First World War. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yap Apr 06 08, 5:02 PM

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This is correct. Yap , state (1990 pop. 10,886), c.47 sq mi (121 sq km), in the W Caroline Islands , W Pacific. One of four states comprising the Federated States of Micronesia , the island group was formerly part of the U.S. Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. Yap is a communications center, the principal cable station of the Pacific and an important radio transmitting point. The Yap Islands consist of five closely grouped islands within a triangular coral reef. Discovered by the Spanish in 1791, Yap was sold to Germany in 1899. It became part of the Japanese-mandated area of the Pacific under the League of Nations in 1920 and fell to U.S. forces in 1945 during World War II. http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Yap.html Apr 06 08, 6:22 PM