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.

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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
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Also in Micronesia
Federated States of Micronesia
702 km²
Major islands
Tabukaokao
586 km²▲ 10 m
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Kiritimati
546 km²▲ 13 m
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Guam
543 km²▲ 406 m
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Palau
466 km²
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Saipan
119 km²▲ 474 m
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Tinian
101 km²▲ 181 m
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Abanekeneke
99.9 km²▲ 21 m
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Also in Izu–Bonin–Mariana arc

Guam
543 km²▲ 406 m
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Saipan
119 km²▲ 474 m
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Tinian
101 km²▲ 181 m
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Izu Ōshima
90.8 km²▲ 758 m
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Rota
85.1 km²▲ 476 m
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Hachijō-jima
69.4 km²▲ 854 m
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Miyakejima
55.4 km²▲ 775 m
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Yap Island
54.4 km²▲ 170 m
Major islands
Photographs

Aguiguan, known also as Goat Island, viewed from Tinian
Aguijan Island, one of the Northern Mariana Islands

Sunrise over Aguijan as seen from the from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration survey ship NOAAS Rainier (S 221).

Surgeonfish of the species Acanuthurus nigricans and genus Ctenochaetus and a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration diver from NOAAS Rainier (S 221) swim over a coral reef on the north coast of Aguijan.
Aguijan Island, one of the Northern Mariana Islands
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Photographs
- AguiganFromTinian. Porsche997SBS / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Aguijan ISS017-E-20419 (cropped). NASA / Public domain
- NOAAS Rainier (S 221) sunrise Aguijan 2022. NOAA (uncredited) / Public domain
- Acanuthurus nigricans Ctenochaetus diver Aguijan 2022. NOAA (uncredited) / Public domain
- Aguijan ISS017-E-20419. NASA / Public domain