Ked Ra Ngchemiangel
Nearest cityAimeliik
Area15 acres (6.1 ha)
NRHP reference No.76002196[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 30, 1976

Ked Ra Ngchemiangel, also known as the Kamyangel Terraces, are a series of sculpted landforms in Aimeliik, a state on the island of Babeldaob, the largest in the island nation of Palau. Located near the Kamyangel River near its entry into Ngchemiangel Bay, the terraced hills are clearly manmade forms created in unknown antiquity, and are arrayed in a curve overlooking the bay.[2] When viewed from head-on, many of these terraces have a stepped "crown and brim" appearance similar to that of a brimmed hat. One of the hills is terraced to a height of 190 feet (58 m).

The terraces were listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places in 1976,[1] while Palau was part of the United States Pacific Trust Territories.

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Historic and Prehistoric sites, Preservation of Culture and Cultural Tourism in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (PDF pages 26-27)" (PDF). 1977. Retrieved 2015-03-11.


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