A city of small islandsSourced
Artificial islands linked by canals
Nan Madol, beside Pohnpei in Micronesia, consists of stone-and-coral artificial islets separated by canals. About ninety-two islets formed a centre of the Saudeleur dynasty.
Its city blocks were islands, with waterways between them.
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