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Guam

Guam is an organized, unincorporated territory of the US located in the western Pacific Ocean. It has a total land area of 541.3 sq km, making it the largest island in Micronesia.

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How many miles is it from Texas to Guam?

The distance between the above mentioned places is 7920 miles approximately. The distance is straight path from one place to another place. There might be slight difference between the actual distance and the above mentioned distance because of the route chosen.

How big is Guam compared with Oahu?

The land area of Guatemala is

41,865 sq mi (108,430 sq km);

the total area is

42,042 sq mi

(108,890 sq km).

What is the capital of Guam?

Guam is an island in the Western Pacific Ocean. Latitude/Longitude 13º 30n, 144º 48E.
Guam lies between 13.2°N and 13.7°N and between 144.6°E and 145.0°E, and has an area of 212 square miles (549 km2), making it the 32nd largest island of the United States. It is the southernmost and largest island in the Mariana island chain and is also the largest island in Micronesia. Guam is the closest land mass to the Mariana Trench, a deep subduction zone, that lies beside the island chain to the east. Challenger Deep, the deepest surveyed point in the Oceans, is southwest of Guam at 35,797 feet (10,911 m) deep. The highest point in Guam is Mount Lamlam, which is 1,332 feet (406 m), and surprisingly, is also considered the tallest mountain in the world from below sea level, since it extends in to the Mariana Trench. The island of Guam is 30 miles (48 km) long and 4 mi (6 km) to 12 mi (19 km) wide. The island experiences occasional earthquakes due to its location on the western edge of the Pacific Plate and near the Philippine Sea Plate. In recent years, earthquakes with epicenters near Guam have had magnitudes ranging from 5.0 to 8.7. Unlike the Anatahan volcano in the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam is not volcanically active.[7] However, due to its proximity to Anatahan, vog does occasionally affect Guam.[8] The northern part of the island is a forested coralline limestone plateau while the south contains volcanic peaks covered in forest and grassland. A coral reef surrounds most of the island, except in areas where bays exist that provide access to small rivers and streams that run down from the hills into the Pacific Ocean and Philippine Sea.[9] The island's population is most dense in the northern and central regions.[6]

What form of government is Guam?

Well it is under the control of the U.S. . So it is basically democratic. However they cannot vote or elect representatives.

Was there tourism in Guam in the 1960's?

Tourism in the 1960's was far more restrictive than the present day considering that Internet Access was unavailable to the masses at that time. Every high street had its Travel Agent for holiday bookings such as Thomas Cook or Lunn Poly, formed in 1965. The number of holiday destinations was limited proportionally to the number of countries visited by national airlines like BOAC.

How old is Violeta Chamorro?

Violeta Chamorro is 81 years old (birthdate: October 18, 1929).

What were the effects on Guam after the Spanish American War?

it became a u.s. colony ....u wouldn't have to ask the computer if u wasn't cheating .....like me : ) lol

Is Guam a possession of the US?

Guam is an unincorporated territory of the United States.

Is same-sex marriage legal in Guam?

Yes. Same-sex marriage is legal in Florida effective January 5, 2015.

Although the state of Florida did not at that time recognize same-sex marriages, the first same-sex divorce was granted in Broward County on December 17, 2014.

Why are there no birds in Guam?

there are birds on Guam, but most of the native birds were killed by the brown tree snake that the US accidentally introduced. The snakes stowed away in ships' cargo brought in from other parts of the Pacific (like the Solomon islands) where the snakes are native.

What are you called if you're from Guam?

Chamorro if you are indigenous

Guamanian if you aren't, but live here and consider it home

Haole if you're rude

Why is Guam important to the u.s?

Guam was first annexed as a result of the Spanish-American War. Guam was lost in WWII to Japan, but it was regained. Guam is a strategic military base to the US. In fact, there is a massive move of about 10,000 US Marines and their familes from Japan to Guam.

What year did the US purchase Guam?

The US acquired Guam in 1898 in the Treaty of Paris, which ended the Spanish-American War.

What does Irensia in chamorro mean?

Heritage in the Chamorro language of the U.S. Territory of Guam.

What is the population of Guam?

185,000 est. as of July 2010.

The military is getting booted off Okinawa Japan and this is supposed to bring like 40,000 more people starting 2012.