Guam
Mariana Islands' largest
Guam is a Pacific island and unincorporated U.S. territory, the largest and southernmost of the Mariana Islands.
Its residents are U.S. citizens but cannot vote in presidential elections.
The island hosts major American military installations and serves as a strategic base in the western Pacific: The bombers were deployed to Guam.
Sandy coastal areas
- resortsLeisure travel destinations
- duty-free shoppingBuying goods without customs taxes
- divingEntering water deliberately
- snorkelingSurface swimming with breathing tube
fiesta · waterfalls · hiking · tropical · island getaway · sunbathing · eco-tourism · adventure
Western Pacific island chain
- PalauMicronesian island nation
- SaipanNorthern Mariana Islands capital
- CarolinesNYC comedy institution
- AustronesianPacific-spanning language family
fiesta · red rice · taro · coconut · betel nut · Pacific Islander
Deepest oceanic chasm
- Pacific OceanLargest body of water
- volcanicOf fiery mountain origin
- coral reefCalcium carbonate marine ecosystem
- tropical climateWarm, rainy year-round conditions
typhoons · monsoon · lagoon · jungle · limestone · cliffs · caves · biodiversity
Deliberately planned for advantage
- deploymentOrganized distribution of resources
- defenseProtection against harm
- THAADHigh-altitude missile interceptor
- missile defenseSystem intercepting hostile projectiles
Indo-Pacific · readiness · logistics · military exercises · troops · fortification · hub · B-52
Not legally chartered
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- CongressU.S. lawmaking body
- political statusPosition in governance hierarchy
citizenship · colonization · annexation · governance · autonomy · legislature · decolonization · plebiscite
beaches
Sandy coastal areas
- resortsLeisure travel destinations
- duty-free shoppingBuying goods without customs taxes
- divingEntering water deliberately
snorkeling · fiesta · waterfalls · hiking · tropical · island getaway · sunbathing · eco-tourism · adventure · cultural tours
Mariana Islands
Western Pacific island chain
Austronesian · fiesta · red rice · taro · coconut · betel nut · Pacific Islander
Mariana Trench
Deepest oceanic chasm
- Pacific OceanLargest body of water
- volcanicOf fiery mountain origin
- coral reefCalcium carbonate marine ecosystem
tropical climate · typhoons · monsoon · lagoon · jungle · limestone · cliffs · caves · biodiversity · endemic species
strategic
Deliberately planned for advantage
- deploymentOrganized distribution of resources
- defenseProtection against harm
- THAADHigh-altitude missile interceptor
missile defense · Indo-Pacific · readiness · logistics · military exercises · troops · fortification · hub · B-52 · submarine
unincorporated
Not legally chartered
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- CongressU.S. lawmaking body
political status · citizenship · colonization · annexation · governance · autonomy · legislature · decolonization · plebiscite · federal jurisdiction
- islandsisland, isle, isles, islet, islets
- Pacific OceanMariana Trench, Hawaiian Islands, Challenger Deep, Coral Sea, Bering Sea
- 1898 AmericaSpanish-American War, USS Maine, McKinley, Rough Riders, Cuba
- American HegemonyMonroe Doctrine, manifest destiny, territorial expansion, interventionism, regime change
- Interior DepartmentBLM, National Park Service, NPS, USGS, public lands
- military basesFort Bragg, Fort Hood, military base, Fort Benning, air force base
GuamTexas
Second-largest American state
California · statehood · U.S. state · Hawaii · Alaska
GuamPuerto Rico
American Caribbean territory
U.S. Virgin Islands · continental United States · US Virgin Islands · American Samoa · East Coast