(The Marianas chain also includes the politically separate island of Guam, to the south.) Saipan (46.5 square miles [120 square km]), Tinian (39 square miles [101 square km]), and Rota (33 square miles [85 square km]) are the principal islands and, together with Anatahan, Alamagan, and Agrihan, are inhabited.
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What are the three main islands in the Mariana Islands chain?
The majority of the CNMI's residents live on Rota, Tinian, and Saipan, the capital and largest of the Northern Mariana Islands. The Mariana Islands are on the edge of the Philippine Plate. They were formed by underwater volcanoes along the Marianas Trench.
Who country owns Tinian Island?
Tinian, one of the Mariana Islands and part of the Northern Mariana Islands, a commonwealth of the United States, in the western Pacific Ocean.
What island chain is Guam in?
Guam is a U.S. territory in the western Pacific Ocean, at the boundary of the Philippine Sea. It is the southernmost and largest member of the Mariana Islands archipelago, which is itself the northernmost group of islands in Micronesia.
What language do they speak in Tinian?
Fino' Chamoru is an Austronesian language, spoken on the Mariana Islands (Guam, Rota, Tinian, and Saipan) by about 47,000 people (about 35,000 people on Guam and about 12,000 in the N. Marianas).
Most people living in the Northern Marianas Islands are on the islands of Saipan, Rota, and Tinian. About half the population is of Asian descent, and most ...
The majority of the Archipelago's 244,000 residents live on four islands: Rota, Tinian, and Saipan, and Guam, while small communities are found on some of the ...