Maug Islands (Maug Islands)
Maug (from the Chamorro name for the islands, Ma'ok, meaning "steadfast" or "everlasting") consists of a group of three small uninhabited islands. This island group is part of the Northern Islands Municipality of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, itself part of the Marianas archipelago in the Oceanian sub-region of Micronesia.
The Maug Islands lie about 70 km south of Farallon de Pajaros and 37 km north of Asuncion. The archipelago consists of three islands, the eroded exposed outer rim of a submerged volcano with a caldera with a diameter of approximately 2.2 km. The floor of the caldera is around 225 m below sea level, and in the middle is a mountain whose summit is only 22 m below sea level. The total area of the islands combined is 2.13 sqkm, and the highest point is 227 m above sea level. About 10 km northwest of the Maug Islands is Supply Reef, a submarine volcano whose summit is 8 m below sea level. The Maug Islands and the Supply Reef are part of the same volcanic massif, and are connected by a saddle about 1800 ft below sea level.
The Maug Islands lie about 70 km south of Farallon de Pajaros and 37 km north of Asuncion. The archipelago consists of three islands, the eroded exposed outer rim of a submerged volcano with a caldera with a diameter of approximately 2.2 km. The floor of the caldera is around 225 m below sea level, and in the middle is a mountain whose summit is only 22 m below sea level. The total area of the islands combined is 2.13 sqkm, and the highest point is 227 m above sea level. About 10 km northwest of the Maug Islands is Supply Reef, a submarine volcano whose summit is 8 m below sea level. The Maug Islands and the Supply Reef are part of the same volcanic massif, and are connected by a saddle about 1800 ft below sea level.
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The United States Department of the Interior cites a landmass of 183.5 sqmi. According to the 2020 United States Census, 47,329 people were living in the CNMI at that time. The vast majority of the population resides on Saipan, Tinian, and Rota. The other islands of the Northern Marianas are sparsely inhabited; the most notable among these is Pagan, which for various reasons over the centuries has experienced major population flux, but formerly had residents numbering in the thousands.
Currency / Language
| ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
|---|---|---|---|
| USD | United States dollar | $ | 2 |
| ISO | Language |
|---|---|
| CH | Chamorro language |
| ZH | Chinese language |
| EN | English language |
| TL | Tagalog language |