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    Rota

    14°09′N 145°12′E

    Rota (Chamorro: Luta), also known as the "Friendly Island", is the southernmost island of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and the third southernmost of the Marianas Archipelago (the first being Cocos Island).

    Coast of Rota Island.
    Coast of Rota Island.

    CT Snow from Hsinchu, Taiwan / CC BY 2.0

    Terrain

    14°09′N 145°12′E

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    Overview

    Rota (Chamorro: Luta), also known as the "Friendly Island", is the southernmost island of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and the third southernmost of the Marianas Archipelago (the first being Cocos Island). Early Spanish records called it Zarpana; the name Rota may have come from the Andalusian municipality of Rota. It lies approximately 40 nautical miles (74 km) north-northeast of the separately administered United States territory of Guam. Sinapalo village is the largest and most populated, followed by Songsong village. Rota functions as one of the four municipalities of the CNMI.

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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

    • 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

    • 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

    Photographs