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Chapters: Mariana Islands, Zealandia Bank, Tinian Municipality, Tanapag Harbor, Iso 3166-2:mp, Supply Reef, Tinian Channel, Mount Taipingot, Saipan Channel. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 30. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Mariana Islands (also the Marianas; up to the early 20th century sometimes called Ladrones Islands, from Spanish Islas de los Ladrones meaning "Islands of Thieves") are an arc-shaped archipelago made up by the summits of 15 volcanic mountains in the north-western Pacific Ocean between the 12th and 21st parallels north and along the 145th meridian east. They are south of Japan and north of New Guinea, and immediately to the east of the Philippine Sea. The south end of the Marianas chain is the island of Guam. The islands were named after Spanish Queen Mariana of Austria in the 17th century, when Spain started the colonization of the archipielago. The islands are part of a geologic structure known as the Izu-Bonin-Mariana Arc system, and range in age from 5 million years old in the north to 30 million years old in the south (Guam). The island chain arises as a result of the western edge of the Pacific Plate moving westward and plunging downward below the Mariana plate, a region which is the most volcanically active convergent plate boundary on Earth. This subduction region, just east of the island chain, forms the noted Mariana Trench, the deepest part of the Earth's oceans and lowest part of Earth's crust. In this region, according to geologic theory, water trapped in the extensive faulting of the Pacific Plate as serpentinite, is heated by the higher temperatures of depth during its subduction, and the pressure from the expanding steam results in the hydrothermal activity in the area, and the volcanic activity which formed the Mariana Islands. The Mariana...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=329743 ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Tinian is one of the three principal islands of the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands (14°59?51?N, 145°37?39?E). Tinian is about 5 miles (8km) southwest of its sister island, Saipan, from which it is separated by the Saipan Channel. It has a land area of 39 sq.mi. (101.01 km²). Together with uninhabited neighbouring Aguijan Island (2.74 sq mi, or 7.09 km²), it forms Tinian Municipality, one of the four constituent municipalities of the Northern Marianas. The island has a variety of flora and fauna, as well as limestone cliffs and caves. There is also a variety of marine life and coral reefs surrounding the island. Its clear, warm waters are ideal for snorkeling and scuba diving, as well as sport fishing. ... Read more

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Northern Mariana Islands. Demographics of the Northern Mariana Islands, Politics of the Northern Mariana Islands, Economy of the Northern Mariana Islands, Outline of the Northern Mariana Islands, List of U. S. states and territories by population, Political party strength in the Northern Mariana Islands, Mariana Islands, Jack Abramoff CNMI scandal, United States Census Bureau, Northern Islands Municipality, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Public School System ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Saipan is the largest island of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), a chain of 15 tropical islands belonging to the Marianas archipelago in the western Pacific Ocean (15°10?51?N, 145°45?21?E) with a total area of 44.55 sq mi (115.4 km2). The 2000 census population was 62,392. The Commonwealth's center of government is located in the village of Capital Hill on the island. As the entire island is organized as a single municipality, most publications term "Saipan" as the Commonwealth's capital . Located at latitude of 15.25° north and longitude of 145.75° east, about 120 mi (190 km) north of Guam, Saipan is about 12 mi (19 km) long and 5.6 mi (9.0 km) wide. It is a popular tourist destination in the Pacific. ... Read more

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Discusses the history, economy, culture, and future of the American territories in the Pacific: Guam, the Northern Marianas, and American Samoa. ... Read more