They are islands
Archipelagos are a group of islands...? :-)
The Mariana Trench is a convergent plate boundary.
The Marianas (or Mariana) Trench is formed by the subduction of the Pacific Plate as it is forced under the smaller Mariana Plate at the bottom of the ocean between Japan and New Guinea.
Mariana trench
Mariana Trench
No, it is east of the mariana islands
Northern Mariana Islands was created in 1898.
Northern Mariana Islands's population is 77,000.
Named for the Mariana Islands which lie just to the east of the trench. The islands were named after Spanish Queen Mariana of Austria in the 17th century, when Spain started the colonization of the archipielago of islands.
The area of Northern Mariana Islands is 463.63 square kilometers.
No. Domestic partnerships are not legal in the Northern Mariana Islands.
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The capital of the Northern Mariana Islands is Capitol Hill, which is located on the island of Saipan.
District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands was created in 1977.
Covenant Party - Northern Mariana Islands - was created in 2001.
The Northern Mariana Islands are located in the western Pacific Ocean. If you left Hawaii and traveled 3/4 of the way to the Philippines, you'd reach the Northern Mariana Islands.
The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, including the islands of Saipan, Tinian, and Rota, is a U.S. territory. It is not an independent country.