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Cocos Island off the southern tip of Guam is the largest of the many small islets along the coastline. Politically, Guam is divided into 19 villages. The majority of the population lives on the coralline limestone plateaus of the north, with political and economic activity centered in the central and northern regions.
A map of U.S. military lands on Guam, 2010 Joint Region Marianas maintains jurisdiction over installations, which cover approximately 39,000 acres (16,000 ha), or 29% of the island's total land area.
An enlargeable basic map of Guam. Geography of Guam. Guam is: a United States territory; Location: Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere; Pacific Ocean. North Pacific Oceania. Micronesia; Time zone: Chamorro Standard Time ; Extreme points of Guam High: Mount Lamlam 406 m (1,332 ft) – 11,377 meters above Challenger Deep; Low: North ...
The Mariana Islands are the southern part of a submerged mountain range that extends 1,565 miles (2,519 km) from Guam to near Japan. Geographically, the Marianas are part of a larger region called Micronesia, situated between 13° and 21°N latitude and 144° and 146°E longitude. The Mariana Islands have a total land area of 1,008 km 2 (389 sq ...
Map showing the four municipalities of the Northern Mariana Islands, with Guam shown for context and indicating which islands have airports. Administratively, the CNMI is divided into four municipalities: The Northern Islands (north of Saipan) form the Northern Islands Municipality.
U.S. Census Bureau regions and divisions. Since 1950, the United States Census Bureau defines four statistical regions, with nine divisions. [1] [2] The Census Bureau region definition is "widely used... for data collection and analysis", [3] and is the most commonly used classification system.
English: Location of Guam in its region in the region. Date: ... This SVG map is part of a locator map series applying the widespread location map scheme.
This map is part of a collection of 216 free country maps, created by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), to be used in print, web or broadcast products. The ReliefWeb Location Maps released here are maps that highlight a country, its capital, major populated places and the surrounding regions.