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title: Pohnpei, Micronesia
date: 2012-05-05T10:06:02Z
modified: 2012-05-05T10:06:28Z
permalink: "https://350.org/pohnpei-micronesia/"
type: post
status: publish
excerpt: "The message that was sent in with this photo: \"Our country's name of Micronesia literally means 'tiny islands,' and we're sinking fast.\""
wpid: 29257
author: Will Bates
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The message that was sent in with this photo: “Our country’s name of Micronesia literally means ‘tiny islands,’ and we’re sinking fast.”

![](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8166/7144282121_1412c9651c_z.jpg)