Aguijan

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Aguijan
NASA satellite image of Aguijan
NASA satellite image of Aguijan
Waters Pacific Ocean
Archipelago Mariana Islands
Geographical location 14 ° 51 '13 "  N , 145 ° 33' 34"  E Coordinates: 14 ° 51 '13 "  N , 145 ° 33' 34"  E
Location of Aguijan
length 4.7 km
width 1.8 km
surface 7.1 km²
Highest elevation Alutom
157  m
Residents uninhabited
Location of Aguijan (Aguiguan) in the southern area of ​​the Northern Mariana Islands
Location of Aguijan ( Aguiguan ) in the southern area of ​​the Northern Mariana Islands

Aguijan ( cham. Aguiguan ) is a small island of coralline origin in the Pacific Ocean . It belongs geographically to the arch of the islands of the Mariana Islands and politically to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands .

Aguijan is located about 8 km southwest of the island of Tinian and, with an area of ​​7.10 km², is the smallest island in the southern area of ​​the archipelago. In Mount Alutom it reaches a height of 157 meters above sea level. The island is uninhabited and is rarely visited because of its steep coast. Because of the numerous wild goats , the island is also derisively called Goat Island . The goats have largely destroyed the native flora, but animal species still include smooth-nosed free- tailed tails (Emballonuridae) and the rare Lapérouse chicken ( Megapodius laperouse ).

On Aguijan was during the Second World War, a Japanese garrison, the soldiers on September 4, 1945, two days after the signing of the surrender of Japan , the US Coast Guard revealed. It was the only World War II surrender received by the US Coast Guard.

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  1. ↑ September - Daily Chronology of Coast Guard History (Retrieved December 17, 2012).