Anatahan
Anatahan Island
16°21′N 145°40′E
Anatahan is a volcanic island in the Northern Mariana Islands in the Pacific Ocean, and has one of the most active volcanoes of the archipelago. Formerly inhabited, the island is currently uninhabited due to the constant danger of volcanic eruptions.
Terrain
16°21′N 145°40′E
Overview
Anatahan is a volcanic island in the Northern Mariana Islands in the Pacific Ocean, and has one of the most active volcanoes of the archipelago. Formerly inhabited, the island is currently uninhabited due to the constant danger of volcanic eruptions. Anatahan is located 60 kilometers (37 mi; 32 nmi) northwest of Farallon de Medinilla and 120 km (75 mi; 65 nmi) north of Saipan. It last erupted between 2007 and 2008, and also erupted in 2003. Anatahan is the site of a curious World War II tale in which about 30 Japanese soldiers stayed here, holding out after the war ended in 1945 until 1951 before surrendering; during that time, they lived with a local woman until 1950. Afterwards, the island was inhabited until 1990, when an earthquake struck, leading to its evacuation.
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Also in Mariana Islands
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Federated States of Micronesia
702 km²
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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
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Photographs
This MODIS satellite image shows an ash plume extending from the Anatahan Volcano which is located in the Mariana Islands. The ash reached an estimated height of 7,000 feet and extended at least 215 NMI to the northeast of the volcano.
Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC / Public domain
Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC / Public domain
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Facts
Photographs
- Anatahan 2. Unknown author / Public domain
- Eruption of Anatahan (14457). NASA image created by Jesse Allen, Earth Observatory, using data obtained from the MODIS Rapid Response team. / Public domain
- Anatahan MODIS 2008-03-04. MODIS (NOAA & NASA) / Public domain
- Eruption of Anatahan (14487). Image by Jesse Allen, based on data from the MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. / Public domain
- Chan-hom 2003-05-23 0314Z. Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC / Public domain
- TyphoonNesat2005. Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC / Public domain