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Northern Mariana Islands Geography 1996

Affiliation:

(commonwealth in political union with the US)

Location:

Oceania, islands in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines

Map references:

Oceania

Area:

total area:

477 sq km

land area:

477 sq km

comparative area:

slightly more than 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC

note:

includes 14 islands including Saipan, Rota, and Tinian

Land boundaries:

0 km

Coastline:

1,482 km

Maritime claims:

exclusive economic zone:

200 nm

territorial sea:

12 nm

International disputes:

none

Climate:

tropical marine; moderated by northeast trade winds, little seasonal temperature variation; dry season December to June, rainy season July to October

Terrain:

southern islands are limestone with level terraces and fringing coral reefs; northern islands are volcanic; highest elevation is 471 m (Mt. Okso' Takpochao on Saipan)

Natural resources:

arable land, fish

Land use:

arable land:

5% on Saipan

permanent crops:

NA%

meadows and pastures:

19%

forest and woodland:

NA%

other:

NA%

Irrigated land:

NA sq km

Environment:

current issues:

contamination of groundwater on Saipan by raw sewage contributes to disease

natural hazards:

active volcanoes on Pagan and Agrihan; typhoons (especially August to November)

international agreements:

Note:

strategic location in the North Pacific Ocean

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