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The Chamorro Time Zone, [1] formerly the Guam Time Zone, is a United States time zone which observes standard time ten hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time . The clock time in this zone is based on the mean solar time of the 150th meridian east of the Greenwich Observatory .
Dededo is situated on a relatively flat limestone plateau in the northern part of the island. [22] It is located at the north central part of the island roughly at the center of population. It encompasses an area of about 30 square miles (78 km 2) of Guam's 209 square miles (540 km 2).
United States Naval Hospital Guam is a U.S. Navy medical facility on the U.S. territory of Guam. It provides a broad range of medical services to active-duty U.S. military personnel under Joint Region Marianas. Besides the main hospital, the hospital runs a medical clinic and a dental clinic on Naval Base Guam. [2]
General elections were held in Guam on November 5, 2024. [1] Voters in Guam chose their non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives, attorney general, supreme court judges and all fifteen members of the territorial legislature. The elections were held on the same day as the 2024 United States elections.
Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport (IATA: GUM, ICAO: PGUM) — also known as Guam International Airport — is an international airport located in Tamuning and Barrigada, [5] three miles (4.8 km) east of the capital city of Hagåtña (formerly Agana) in the United States territory of Guam.
The island was officially claimed by Spain in 1565. It was the first island as well as the Mariana Islands, inhabited by humans in Remote Oceania. [2] Guam has since been occupied by outside entities for over 330 years. [2] Magellan arrived on the shores of Guam with three ships, the Trinidad, the Conception and the Victoria. [2]
Rainfall on the island totaled over 300 mm (12 in), based on radar estimates from the University of Guam, [88] and possibly as high as 410 mm (16 in). [89] On Guam, the storm caused minor power outages and flooding. [90] August 8–9, 2015: Typhoon Soudelor drowned two people in separate incidents by rip currents produced by the storm. [91]
The Guam Police Department (Chamorro: Dipåttamenton Polisian Guåhan [1]) is the law enforcement agency in the United States territory of Guam. The department has jurisdiction across the entire territory, except for areas covered by the port , airport and military bases ; the Guam Police Department has authority over military dependents on ...