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    Alamagan

    Alamagan Island

    17°36′N 145°50′E

    Alamagan is an island in the Northern Mariana Islands in the Pacific Ocean, 30 kilometres (16 nmi) north of Guguan, 250 kilometres (135 nmi) north of Saipan, and 60 kilometres (32 nmi) south of Pagan. It is currently undergoing resettlement since 2018, with a few people living there.

    East crater of Alamagan Island in Northern Mariana Islands.
    East crater of Alamagan Island in Northern Mariana Islands.

    Allen Shimada / Public domain

    Terrain

    17°36′N 145°50′E

    Terrain exaggerated for relief. Drag to look around.

    Overview

    Alamagan is an island in the Northern Mariana Islands in the Pacific Ocean, 30 kilometres (16 nmi) north of Guguan, 250 kilometres (135 nmi) north of Saipan, and 60 kilometres (32 nmi) south of Pagan. It is currently undergoing resettlement since 2018, with a few people living there. The project was coordinated by the Northern Islands Mayor's office and the people there have radio contact with the mainland.

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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

    • Asuncion Island

      7.9 km²▲ 840 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