Guam

Guam is an island in the Western Pacific Ocean. It is the southermost island in the Mariana Island chain, and at a land mass of 209 square miles, it's the largest island in Micronesia.

It has a population of around 175,000 people, and an average year round temperature between 76 °F (24 °C) and 86 °F (30 °C). The average rain fall on the island is 96 inches (2,180 mm).

 

Map of Guam

Guam has several villages and cities. The main city is Hagåtña (formerly Agana), which is also the island's capitol.

 

Guam has a large US Military presence, and the island's economy relies greatly upon the military personel and their dependants who live on the island.

Apra Harbor, Guam is a natural deep water port (Naval base Guam is to the right)

US Military installations take up some 29% of the island's land.
Some of the US Military bases on Guam are:

Anderson AFB in Yigo
US Coast Guard District 14 -Sector Guam, in Sumay
US Naval Base at Apra Harbor, on the Orote Peninsula
Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station, US Navy

War in the Pacific, National Historical Park, in Asan, Guam

Agana, Guam - (circa: pre WWII)

US Marines liberating Guam in 1944

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