where is Yap island
Yap or Waâ²ab (Yapese: Waqab) is an island located in the Caroline Islands of the western Pacific Ocean, and a part of the Federated States of Micronesia. It is considered to be made up of four separate islands: Yap Island proper (MarbaQ), Tamil/Gagil, Maap (Yapese: Maapâ²), and Rumung.n World War II, Japanese-held Yap was one of the islands bypassed in the U.S.  island-hopping  strategy, although it was regularly bombed by U.S. ships and aircraft, and Yap-based Japanese bombers did some damage in return.