Place details
Place nameNorthern Mariana Islands
Other namesNorthern Marianas, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Mariannes du Nord, Îles, Commonwealth des îles Mariannes du Nord, MNP, MP, ISO580
Latitude15.117
Longitude145.667
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Comprises all of the Mariana Islands, except Guam; indigenous inhabitants were Micronesian; sighted by Magellan in 1521; permanently occupied by Spanish from 1668; was part of US Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands from 1947; main languages are Chamorro (related to Indonesian) & English.