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Saipan Map of the Northern Mariana Islands, a U.S. territory in the western Pacific Ocean, showing the chain of islands including Saipan, Tinian, Rota, and several smaller northern islands. The map features major settlements, elevation points such as Mount Tapochao and Mount Pagan, and highlights the islands' locations relative to the Philippine Sea and Guam. An inset provides a close-up of Saipan Island with key towns and geographic features labeled. U.S. Marines on Saipan, Mariana Islands, 1944 Saipan, Mariana Islands Saipan U.S. Marines on Saipan, Mariana Islands, 1944
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Type Description Contributor Date
Population updated. Jun 26, 2024
Add new Web site: Marine Corps University - The Seizure of Saipan. Mar 01, 2024
Map added. Jun 13, 2023
Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. Sep 16, 2022
Population data updated. Aug 27, 2012
Added new Web site: Jane's Oceania - Saipan. Aug 10, 2008
Article thoroughly revised. Jan 29, 2008
Population data updated. Aug 02, 2006
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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