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1 day ago - Guam's Point Udall is the westernmost point of the U.S., as measured from the geographic center of the United States. The Mariana chain, of which Guam is a part, was created by collision of the Pacific and Philippine Sea tectonic plates. Guam is located on the micro Mariana Plate between the two.

August 9, 2012 - Guam is located in the Australia & Oceania Continent, in the western Pacific Ocean, nearly 3,300 miles west of Hawaii. The location map of Guam illustrates it as an island territory under the exclusive sovereignty of the United States.

August 24, 1998 - 21, 2025, 12:08 AM ET (Taipei Times) Show less · Guam, island and unincorporated territory of the United States in the North Pacific Ocean, the largest, most populous, and southernmost of the Mariana Islands.

July 26, 2023 - Many of Guam’s indigenous species of plants and animals can be found in Tumon Bay.Photograph by Greg Vaughn / Alamy · Get facts and photos about this U.S. island territory. ... Location: Guam is located in Oceania, in the North Pacific Ocean.

February 25, 2021 - Covering an area of 540 sq.km (210 sq mi), Guam is an organized unincorporated territory of the United States in Micronesia; and the southernmost and largest island in the Mariana Island chain, located in the western North Pacific Ocean.

August 15, 2025 - The closest political entity is the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), another U.S. territory. Guam shares maritime boundaries with CNMI to the north and the Federated States of Micronesia to the south. It is located approximately ...

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Located in the heart of the Western Pacific, Guam is an island territory of the United States, the largest of the Mariana and Micronesian islands, and home to some of the warmest people in the world.

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August 14, 2025 - The island of Guam is the largest and southernmost island in the Marianas archipelago, which continues northward from Guam and makes up the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

Guam (Chamorro: Guåhån), officially the U.S. Territory of Guam, is an island in the Western Pacific Ocean and is an organized unincorporated territory of the United States. Guam is located 900 miles north of the equator in the Western Pacific. Guam’s lush tropical terrain along with urban ...

The Act also transferred Federal jurisdiction over Guam from the U.S. Navy to the Department of the Interior. First elections were held in 1970. Lou Leon Guerrero, Governor of Guam​ Office of the Governor P.O. Box 2950 Hagåtña, Guam 96932

May 27, 2019 - Despite the low population and size as compared to the main US states, Guam is the largest territory in Oceania. It lacks natural resources; its economy is, therefore, only supported by tourism and the Armed Forces. Guam cannot be categorized as a country because it is under the federal government.

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August 24, 1998 - Guam - US Territory, Pacific Island, Micronesia: Guam is an unincorporated territory of the United States governed under the Organic Act of Guam, passed by the U.S. Congress and approved by the president on August 1, 1950.

August 22, 2025 - The strategic significance of Guam is due to the enduring importance of its location and its topography to major maritime nations in the Pacific Ocean. Guam, some 30 miles long and 10 miles wide, is the largest of the Mariana Islands, an archipelago of high volcanic islands in Micronesia, a huge expanse of small islands scattered across the western Pacific.

The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and American Samoa lie along the western side of the famed Pacific Ring of Fire. Map of Guam Political Map of Guam The map shows Guam with the location of the island's capital Hagåtña, ...

U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs Fact Sheet ... Guam is 30 miles long and 9 miles wide, with an area of 212 square miles, located 6,000 miles west of San Francisco and 3,700 miles west-southwest of Honolulu. Guam's population is over 180,000, of which 24,000 are ...

Guam is the largest island in Micronesia and is the southernmost of the Mariana Islands. The northern half of Guam is composed of a relatively flat coralline limestone plateau about 260 m above sea level, whereas the southern part is mountainous ...

Guam (Chamorro: Guåhån), officially the U.S. Territory of Guam, is an island in the Western Pacific Ocean and is an organized unincorporated territory of the United States. Its indigenous people are the Chamorros, who first populated the island approximately 4,000 years ago.