Mariana Islands
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Summary
Mariana Islands is an archipelago[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of archipelago entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,919 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Guam[3], Northern Mariana Islands[4]
- Country: United States[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Pacific Ocean[6], North Pacific Ocean[7]
- Named after: Mariana of Austria[8]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Guam[9], Northern Mariana Islands[10]
- Commons category: Mariana Islands[11]
- Located in time zone: UTC+10:00[12]
- Has part(s): Tinian[13]
- Highest point: Agrihan[14]
- Located in/on physical feature: Micronesia[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Mariana Islands[16]
- Population: 251,023[17], 201,165[18]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[19], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21], Sytin Military Encyclopedia[22], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[23], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[24], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[25], The American Cyclopædia[26], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[27], Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[28], New International Encyclopedia[29], The New Student's Reference Work[30], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7[31]
- Native label: Mariana Islands[32]
- Different from: Mariany, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship[33]
- Elevation above sea level: 965 m[34]
- Area: 1018 km²[35]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Mariana Islands include Mariana Trench[36], an oceanic trench[37], in United States[38]; Northern Mariana Islands[39], an insular area of the United States[40], in United States[41], founded in 1898[42]; and Mariana Plate[43], a tectonic plate[44], in United States[45].
Why It Matters
Mariana Islands has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 74 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]
Entities named for it include Mariana Trench[36], an oceanic trench[37], in United States[38]; Northern Mariana Islands[39], an insular area of the United States[40], in United States[41], founded in 1898[42]; and Mariana Plate[43], a tectonic plate[44], in United States[45].