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Mount Lamlam (meaning lightning in Chamoru) is a peak on the United States island of Guam. It is located near the village of Agat (5 km or 3 mi [ 3 ] north), in the south-west of the island. Rising to 406 meters (1,332 ft) above sea level, the distance from the peak to the bottom of the nearby Mariana Trench is said to be the greatest change in ...
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Mount Jumullong Manglo (sometimes shortened to Mount Jumullong) is a peak in the south-west of the island of the United States territory of Guam. Rising to 391 meters (1,283 ft) above sea level, it is the 2nd highest [3] peak in Guam (after Mount Lamlam, and before Mount Bolanos). Nearby is located the village of Agat (6.1 km or 3.8 mi [1]).
Geologic map of Guam. The geology of Guam formed as a result of mafic, felsic and intermediate composition volcanic rocks erupting below the ocean, building up the base of the island in the Eocene, between 33.9 and 56 million years ago. The island emerged above the water in the Eocene, although the volcanic crater collapsed.
Guam Contains pillow lava, intersecting dikes, and a massive sea stack of black coralline limestone. [1] 2: Fouha Point: 1972: Guam Contains exposures of volcanic rock with a nearby intertidal platform of two levels of coralline limestone. [2] 3: Mount Lamlam
The three highest points on Guam are Mount Lamlam at 406 meters (1,332 ft), Mount Jumullong Manglo at 391 meters (1,283 ft), and Mount Bolanos, 368 meters (1,207 ft). Mount Lamlam is sometimes claimed to be the world's highest mountain at 37,820 feet (11,530 m), measured from a base in Challenger Deep 304 km (189 mi) away.
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 ...
Mount Lamlam on Guam is periodically claimed to be among the world's highest mountains because it is adjacent to the Mariana Trench; the most extreme claim is that, measured from Challenger Deep 313 kilometres (194 mi) away, Mount Lamlam is 11,530 metres (37,820 ft) tall.