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    Aguijan

    14°51′N 145°34′E

    Aguijan (; Spanish: Aguiján [aɡiˈxan]; also Aguiguan and Aguihan, based on the Spanish rendition of the native name), and sometimes referred to Goat Island, is a small, uninhabited, bean-shaped coralline island in the Mariana Islands in the Pacific Ocean.

    Aguiguan, known also as Goat Island, viewed from Tinian
    Aguiguan, known also as Goat Island, viewed from Tinian

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    14°51′N 145°34′E

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    Aguijan (; Spanish: Aguiján [aɡiˈxan]; also Aguiguan and Aguihan, based on the Spanish rendition of the native name), and sometimes referred to Goat Island, is a small, uninhabited, bean-shaped coralline island in the Mariana Islands in the Pacific Ocean. It is situated 8 kilometers (5.0 mi; 4.3 nmi) southwest of Tinian, from which it is separated by the Tinian Channel. Aguijan and Tinian together form Tinian Municipality, one of the four main political divisions that comprise the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Aguijan is inhabited by wild goats and is the last known habitat of a rare bat, and many species of birds live on the island. During the Pacific campaign of World War II, a Japanese garrison was on the island which surrendered at the end of the war in 1945 without a battle. Access to the island is inhibited by the lack of a natural harbor. The 2010 and 2020 United States censuses both reported its population as 0.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Mariana Islands

    • Guam

      543 km²▲ 406 m

      Major islands

    • Saipan

      119 km²▲ 474 m

      Major islands

    • Tinian

      101 km²▲ 181 m

      Major islands

    • Rota

      85.1 km²▲ 476 m

      Major islands

    • Pagan

      47.8 km²▲ 206 m

      Minor islands

    • Agrihan

      43.6 km²▲ 965 m

      Minor islands

    • Anatahan

      34 km²▲ 790 m

      Minor islands

    • Alamagan

      12.9 km²▲ 723 m

      Minor islands

    Also in Micronesia

    • Federated States of Micronesia

      702 km²

      Major islands

    • Tabukaokao

      586 km²▲ 10 m

      Major islands

    • Kiritimati

      546 km²▲ 13 m

      Major islands

    • Guam

      543 km²▲ 406 m

      Major islands

    • Palau

      466 km²

      Major islands

    • Saipan

      119 km²▲ 474 m

      Major islands

    • Tinian

      101 km²▲ 181 m

      Major islands

    • Abanekeneke

      99.9 km²▲ 21 m

      Major islands

    Also in Izu–Bonin–Mariana arc

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Talus
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia

    Photographs