メレヨン島とは
メレヨン島は現在ではウォレアイ環礁と呼ばれる、北緯7°22'15.2" 東経143°54'29.2"に存在するミクロネシア連邦に属する22の小さな島々の総称で、戦前～戦時中にかけて日本ではメレヨン島と呼ばれていました。
About Mereyon Islands
“Mereyon Islands” is the name for Woleai Atoll used in Japan in the era before and during the Pacific War.
It is a coral atoll of 22 small islands located at 7°22’15.2”N and 143° 54’29.2”E. It is part of the Federated States of Micronesia.
東西8km、南北5kmの域内に点在し、各島海抜は1mから3mである。太平洋戦争序盤から中旬までは日本軍の小規模な基地が置かれていた。日本軍の呼称はメレヨン島。絶対国防圏強化のため1944年（昭和19年）頃より兵力を増強する。だがサイパン島玉砕以後は補給が途絶え、兵員は飢餓に苦しんだ。結果的に日本軍守備隊は飢餓により事実上全滅しており（守備隊約7000名中、約5000名戦病死）、戦わずして玉砕した悲劇の島と言われている。現在の人口はおよそ800名。高等学校がある。（ウィキペディアより）
ウィキペディアでメレヨン島の詳しい情報を見る
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/ウォレアイ環礁
Woleai Atoll
Federated States of Micronesia
The islands locate in the area of 8 kilometers east-west, and 5 kilometers north-south. The altitude above sea level of each island is from 1 meter to 3 meters. Small scale base of Japanese Army was located in the atoll from the initial to the middle stage of the Pacific War. The Japanese Army called the atoll “Mereyon Islands.” The Japanese Army raised the military strength from around 1944, in order to reinforce the Absolute national defense sphere. However, after the fall of Saipan, supplies stopped, and the Japanese soldiers suffered from hunger. As a result, the Japanese Army garrison in the atoll was virtually annihilated because of hunger (5000 soldiers out of 7000 was died from disease). Therefore, it is called “tragic island” where soldiers died without fighting. Today, about 800 people live in the atoll, and there is a high school. (From Wikipedia)
See more about Woleai:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woleai