Aguijan

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Aguijan is an uninhabited, rugged island in the Northern Mariana Islands in the western Pacific Ocean, known for its steep cliffs and limited accessibility.

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Label Occurrences
Aguijan canonical 2

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Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf island
accessibility limited
administeredBy Northern Islands Municipality
administrativeDivision Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
biodiversity native vegetation
seabird habitat
climate tropical
coastlineCharacteristic cliffed coast
country United States
elevationCharacteristic high cliffs above sea level
feature steep cliffs
formerColonialPower Germany
Japan
Spain
geologicalType limestone island
governingBody Government of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
historicalEvent came under United States administration after World War II
part of Japanese South Seas Mandate before World War II
humanSettlement none permanent
inhabited no
ISO3166-2 MP (for Northern Mariana Islands)
isPartOf Mariana Islands
landingConditions difficult
languageHistoricallyUsed Carolinian
Chamorro
English
Japanese
locatedIn Micronesia
western Pacific Ocean
nearbyIsland Saipan
Tinian
ocean Pacific Ocean
partOf Northern Mariana Islands
politicalStatus unincorporated territory of the United States
population 0
region Northern Mariana Islands archipelago
sovereignState United States
strategicSignificance part of US Pacific island holdings
terrain rugged
timeZone UTC+10
transportAccess boat only
usedFor grazing in the past

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Aguiguan hasAlternativeName Aguijan
Cleptornis marchei endemicTo Aguijan
subject linked to: Cleptornis