Rock Islands

The Rock Islands of Palau, also called Chelbacheb, are a small collection of limestone or coral uprises, ancient relics of coral reefs that violently surfaced to form Islands in Palaus Southern Lagoon, between Koror and Peleliu, and are now an incorporated part of Koror State.

There are between 250 to 300 islands in the group according to different sources, with an aggregate area of 47 square kilometers and a height up to 207 m. The islands are for the most part uninhabited and are famous for their beaches, blue lagoons and the peculiar umbrella-like shapes of many of the islands themselves.