Marianas
Guam's island chain
The Marianas are a chain of volcanic islands in the western Pacific Ocean, part of Micronesia.
The archipelago divides into Guam, a U.S. territory, and the Northern Mariana Islands, a U.S. commonwealth.
The Mariana Trench, the ocean's deepest point, lies just east of the chain.
The Marianas were a crucial Pacific theater battleground in World War II.
Chain of scattered islands
- islandsLand surrounded by water
- PacificEarth's vastest ocean
- GuamU.S. island in Micronesia
- SaipanNorthern Mariana Islands capital
Rota · Micronesia · commonwealth · territory · oceanic · tropical · volcanic · reef
Immeasurably profound depth
- Challenger DeepDeepest known ocean location
- oceanicOf the sea
- depthDistance below surface
- submarineUnderwater naval craft
pressure · bathyscaphe · Trieste · James Cameron · deepest · fathom · seafloor · subduction
Native to one area
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- coralMarine skeletal formation
- marineRelating to the sea
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
conservation · reef · tropical · species · coconut crab · flying fox · kingfisher · seabird
- SpanishLanguage of Iberia
- colonialOf occupied territories
- World War IISecond global military conflict
- battleArmed military engagement
invasion · Japanese · American · liberation · indigenous · mission · Ferdinand · galleon
Supporting bottom structure
- GuamU.S. island in Micronesia
- AndersenScandinavian literary surname
- navalOf maritime warfare
- strategicDeliberately planned for advantage
airfield · B-29 · Enola Gay · operations · deployment · installation · defense · forward
archipelago
Chain of scattered islands
Saipan · Rota · Micronesia · commonwealth · territory · oceanic · tropical · volcanic · reef · lagoon
abyss
Immeasurably profound depth
- Challenger DeepDeepest known ocean location
- oceanicOf the sea
- depthDistance below surface
submarine · pressure · bathyscaphe · Trieste · James Cameron · deepest · fathom · seafloor · subduction · exploration
endemic
Native to one area
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- coralMarine skeletal formation
- marineRelating to the sea
sanctuary · conservation · reef · tropical · species · coconut crab · flying fox · kingfisher · seabird · mangrove
Magellan
- SpanishLanguage of Iberia
- colonialOf occupied territories
- World War IISecond global military conflict
battle · invasion · Japanese · American · liberation · indigenous · mission · Ferdinand · galleon · Guam
base
Supporting bottom structure
strategic · airfield · B-29 · Enola Gay · operations · deployment · installation · defense · forward · troops
- islandsisland, isle, isles, islet, islets
- OceaniaFiji, New Zealand, Australia, Samoa, Tonga
- Pacific OceanHawaiian Islands, Challenger Deep, Coral Sea, Bering Sea, Galapagos Islands
- Volcanic IslandsHawaii, Iceland, Santorini, Krakatoa, Stromboli
- Marine SanctuariesFlorida Keys, Monterey Bay, Channel Islands, American Samoa, Hawaiian Islands
- MicronesiaMicronesia, Palau, Guam, Saipan, Marshall Islands
MarianasMount Everest
Earth's highest summit
Himalayas · Tibetan Plateau · Alps · Andes
- Mariana TrenchDeepest oceanic chasm
- Mariana IslandsWestern Pacific island chain