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Apra Harbor, also called Port Apra, [1] is a deep-water port on the western side of the United States territory of Guam. It is considered one of the best natural ports in the Pacific Ocean . [ 2 ] The harbor is bounded by Cabras Island and the Glass Breakwater to the north and the Orote Peninsula in the south.
This is a list of Guam locations by per capita income. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, Guam had a per capita income of $16,549. [1] In the 2010 Census, Guam had a median household income of $48,274 — the highest of any U.S. territory. [1] The median household income of Guam is higher than in other U.S. territories such as Puerto Rico and American ...
USS Nimitz (CVN-68) enters Apra Harbor on its way to mooring at Naval Base Guam for a scheduled port visit, June 2020. Naval Base Guam is a strategic U.S. naval base located on Apra Harbor and occupying the Orote Peninsula. In 2009, it was combined with Andersen Air Force Base to form Joint Region Marianas, which is a Navy-controlled joint base.
Agana Heights (Chamorro: Tutuhan) is one of the nineteen villages in the United States territory of Guam. It is located in the hills south of Hagåtña (formerly Agana), in the central part of the island. United States Naval Hospital Guam is located in this largely residential village.
Sånta Rita-Sumai, formerly Santa Rita and encompassing the former municipality of Sumay, is a village located on the southwest coast of the United States territory of Guam with hills overlooking Apra Harbor. According to the 2020 census it has a population of 6,470, which is up slightly from 6,084 in 2010 but down from 11,857 in 1990. [1]
Hågat (formerly Agat) is a village in the United States territory of Guam. It is located south of Apra Harbor on the island's western shore. The village's population has decreased since the island's 2010 census. [2] The village is 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Hagåtña, [3] with most of the residents ethnic Chamorros, the
After the 1740s and when the winds were favorable, most ships anchored in Apra Harbor and ferried their cargo to shore in small boats. From there, it was pulled in two-wheeled carts from Piti to the government store in Hagåtña. The crushed limestone road between Piti and Hagåtña was the only real road on Guam in this period.
Orote Peninsula, like the eastern Guam, is a raised limestone plateau reaching heights of 190 ft (58m). [1] The limestone dates to the Pliocene to Pleistocene , known as "Mariana limestone." It thus differs dramatically from areas immediately inland, which are volcanic highlands. [ 2 ]