Maug Islands

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group of islands uninhabited islands volcanic islands

The Maug Islands are a group of small, uninhabited volcanic islets in the Northern Mariana Islands of the western Pacific Ocean, known for their submerged caldera and rich marine biodiversity.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Maug Islands canonical	3

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	group of islands ⓘ uninhabited islands ⓘ volcanic islands ⓘ
administeredBy	Northern Mariana Islands ⓘ surface form: Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
archipelago	Mariana Islands ⓘ
calderaDiameter	approximately 2.2 kilometres ⓘ
climate	tropical marine climate ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
discoveredBy	Ferdinand Magellan ⓘ
discoveryCentury	16th century ⓘ
elevation	approximately 227 metres ⓘ
feature	coral reefs ⓘ marine biodiversity ⓘ submerged caldera ⓘ volcanic crater ⓘ
formedBy	submarine volcano ⓘ
hasEcosystemType	coral reef ecosystem ⓘ deep-sea hydrothermal ecosystem ⓘ
hasPart	East Maug ⓘ North Maug ⓘ North Maug ⓘ surface form: West Maug
historicalControl	Germany ⓘ Japan ⓘ Spain ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
knownFor	high marine species diversity ⓘ intact volcanic caldera open to the sea ⓘ relatively pristine marine ecosystem ⓘ
lagoonDepth	approximately 200 metres ⓘ
locatedIn	Micronesia ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ western Pacific Ocean ⓘ
near	Asuncion Island ⓘ Farallon de Pajaros ⓘ
partOf	Mariana volcanic arc ⓘ Northern Mariana Islands ⓘ
politicalStatus	Northern Mariana Islands ⓘ surface form: Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
protectedStatus	partially protected marine area ⓘ
shape	ring-shaped ⓘ
sovereignState	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
surrounds	central lagoon ⓘ
uninhabited	true ⓘ
usedFor	marine ecology studies ⓘ scientific research ⓘ volcanology studies ⓘ
volcanicOrigin	true ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Asuncion → nearbyIsland → Maug Islands ⓘ

Northern Islands Municipality → contains → Maug Islands ⓘ

Faro de Pájaros → northOf → Maug Islands ⓘ