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    Asuncion Island

    Asuncion, Isla Asunción

    19°41′N 145°24′E

    Asuncion (from Spanish meaning "assumption" in reference to the Spanish explorers belief in the "Assumption" of the Holy Virgin Mary) is an island in the Mariana Islands chain in the Pacific Ocean. The island is uninhabited.

    Corals of the genus Pocillopora growing on corals of the genus Porites, which in turn are growing on rocks off the east coast of Asuncion Island.
    Corals of the genus Pocillopora growing on corals of the genus Porites, which in turn are growing on rocks off the east coast of Asuncion Island.

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    Terrain

    19°41′N 145°24′E

    Terrain exaggerated for relief. Drag to look around.

    Overview

    Asuncion (from Spanish meaning "assumption" in reference to the Spanish explorers belief in the "Assumption" of the Holy Virgin Mary) is an island in the Mariana Islands chain in the Pacific Ocean. The island is uninhabited. Asuncion is situated 101 kilometers (63 mi; 55 nmi) northwest of Agrihan and 37 km (23 mi; 20 nmi) southeast of the Maug Islands. The island is part of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

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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