The northernmost of the eastern group of islands of Yap, it is located 100 kilometers northeast of Faraulep and 790 kilometers east of Yap island.
Gaferut is called Fayo by the people of the neighboring atolls, which means stone or rock in the Woleaian language.
It lies in the southeast of a reef that is 1.5 km long and one kilometer wide.
The vegetation consists of Tournefortia argentea and Cocos nucifera.
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