Mariana Islands

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The Mariana Islands are a chain of volcanic islands in the western Pacific Ocean, including Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, known for their strategic location and proximity to the Mariana Trench.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archipelago
island chain
administeredBy United States of America
climate tropical marine
colonizedBy Spain
contains Agrihan
Alamagan
Anatahan
Farallon de Medinilla
Guam
Guam Trench
Northern Mariana Islands
Pagan Island NERFINISHED
Rota
Saipan
Sarigan
Tinian
country United States of America
discoveredByEuropeans Ferdinand Magellan
economy U.S. military spending
fishing
tourism
formedBy subduction of the Pacific Plate beneath the Philippine Sea Plate
geologicalType volcanic island arc
hasPoliticalStatus commonwealth in political union with the United States
unincorporated territory of the United States
highestPoint Agrihan
language Carolinian
Chamorro
English
laterControlledBy Germany
Japan
United States of America
locatedIn Micronesia
western Pacific Ocean
majorReligion Christianity
namedAfter Mariana of Austria
near Mariana Trench
ocean Pacific Ocean
partOf Caroline and Mariana Islands archipelagos region
Oceania
U.S. Pacific unorganized territories
surface form: United States Minor Outlying and associated island areas (broad sense)
regionCode ISO 3166-2:GU
ISO 3166-2:MP
strategicImportance air and naval bases
military
subdivision Northern Mariana Islands
surface form: Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Guam
timezone UTC+10

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mariana Island Arc contains Mariana Islands
Volcano Islands locatedNorthOf Mariana Islands
western Pacific Ocean contains Mariana Islands
Tinian region Mariana Islands
Seventh Air Force areaOfOperations Mariana Islands
Twentieth Air Force baseOfOperations Mariana Islands
Sirena (mermaid of Chamorro folklore) associatedWith Mariana Islands
subject surface form: Sirena
Northern Pacific hasPart Mariana Islands
Izu–Bonin Arc extendsToward Mariana Islands
Operation Forager location Mariana Islands
Asuncion archipelago Mariana Islands
Pagan partOf Mariana Islands
Agrihan archipelago Mariana Islands
Mariana subduction zone associatedWith Mariana Islands
Mariana subduction zone near Mariana Islands
this entity surface form: Mariana Islands of the western Pacific
Mariana subduction zone namedAfter Mariana Islands
Yigo, Guam locatedInArchipelago Mariana Islands
Anatahan locatedIn Mariana Islands
Chamorro people primaryLocation Mariana Islands
Sarigan archipelago Mariana Islands
Central Pacific Ocean includesRegion Mariana Islands
this entity surface form: Mariana Islands vicinity
Farallon de Pajaros locatedIn Mariana Islands
Farallon de Pajaros islandGroup Mariana Islands
Invasion of Tinian location Mariana Islands
U.S. Navy Task Force 58 operationalArea Mariana Islands
Songsong locatedInSubregion Mariana Islands
Rota Island subregion Mariana Islands
Great Marianas Turkey Shoot locatedNear Mariana Islands
Central Pacific includes Mariana Islands
this entity surface form: Mariana Islands region
Guguan archipelago Mariana Islands
Agrihan volcano locatedIn Mariana Islands
Luta partOf Mariana Islands
Sasanhaya Bay isInArchipelago Mariana Islands
Oceanic geographicDistribution Mariana Islands
Captaincy General of the Philippines includedTerritory Mariana Islands
this entity surface form: Marianas Islands
Marianas campaign location Mariana Islands
Japanese occupation of Guam location Mariana Islands
German New Guinea includesTerritoryOf Mariana Islands
Alamagan partOf Mariana Islands
Alamagan archipelago Mariana Islands
20th Air Force operatedFrom Mariana Islands
20th Air Force logisticsBase Mariana Islands
this entity surface form: Mariana Islands bases
XXI Bomber Command garrison Mariana Islands
Asuncion Island partOf Mariana Islands
Northwestern Pacific Ocean contains Mariana Islands
NAVFAC Marianas regionServed Mariana Islands