Mariana Islands - Wikipedia
WEBThe island chain geographically consists of two subgroups, a northern group of ten volcanic main islands, all are currently uninhabited; and a southern group of five coralline limestone islands (Rota, Guam, Aguijan, Tinian and Saipan), all inhabited except Aguijan. In the northern volcanic group a maximum elevation of about 2,700 feet (820 m ...
Northern Mariana Islands - Wikipedia
WEBThe Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI; Chamorro: Sankattan Siha Na Islas Mariånas; Carolinian: Commonwealth Téél Falúw kka Efáng llól Marianas), is an unincorporated territory and commonwealth of the United States consisting of 14 islands in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
Tinian - Wikipedia
WEBThe Mariana Islands, of which Tinian is one, were the first islands settled by humans in Remote Oceania. It was also the first and the longest of the ocean-crossing voyages of the Austronesian peoples, and is separate from the later Polynesian settlement of the rest of Remote Oceania.
Northern Mariana Islands | US Territory, Pacific Ocean
WEB6 days ago · Northern Mariana Islands, a self-governing commonwealth in association with the United States. It is composed of 14 islands and islets in the western Pacific Ocean. The commonwealth is a part of the Mariana Islands, a chain of volcanic mountain peaks and uplifted coral reefs.
Tinian Chamber of Commerce
WEBNestled in the middle of the beautiful Mariana Islands chain, Tinian Island is a quaint 39sq mile tropical beauty which hosts approximately 30,000 tourists per year.
Tinian | Northern Mariana Islands, Map, World War II, & Facts
WEBTinian, one of the Mariana Islands and part of the Northern Mariana Islands, a commonwealth of the United States, in the western Pacific Ocean. It lies about 100 miles (160 km) north of Guam. Of volcanic formation, it rises to an elevation of 614 feet (187 metres). Tinian was administered by Japan.
‘This Isn’t Your Island’: Why Northern Mariana Islanders Are …
WEBJun 12, 2019 · For some 4,000 years, the indigenous Chamorro people have inhabited the Mariana archipelago, which runs from Guam up through the Northern Mariana Islands. Today, the island chain is home to...
Northern Mariana Islands - National Geographic Kids
WEBThe Northern Mariana Islands are a chain, or archipelago, of 14 islands in the Pacific Ocean. The islands are the peaks of a massive underwater mountain range that begins in the deepest...
Northern Mariana Islands - Pacific RISA
WEBThe three southern islands – Saipan, Tinian, and Rota – are the largest and most populated in the chain. These three islands account for 65% of CNMI’s land area, 99% of the population and almost all of the economic activity and energy use.
Mariana Islands | Pacific Islands, US Territory | Britannica
WEBApr 9, 2024 · Tumon Bay. Slopes of Two Lovers Leap, Tumon Bay, Guam. Mariana Islands, island arc, a series of volcanic and uplifted coral formations in the western Pacific Ocean, about 1,500 miles (2,400 km) east of the Philippines.
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