Maug Islands

Maug Islands
US Geological survey photo of Maug islands
Geography
LocationPacific Ocean
Coordinates20°2′N 145°13′E / 20.033°N 145.217°E / 20.033; 145.217
ArchipelagoNorthern Mariana Islands
Area2.14 km2 (0.83 sq mi)[1]
Highest elevation227 m (745 ft)
Highest pointNorth Island
Administration
United States
CommonwealthNorthern Mariana Islands
Demographics
Population- uninhabited - (2010)

Maug (from the Chamorro name for the islands, Ma'ok, meaning "steadfast" or "everlasting") consists of a group of three small uninhabited islands. This island group is part of the Northern Islands Municipality of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, itself part of the Marianas archipelago in the Oceanian sub-region of Micronesia.

  1. ^ "16 MAUG" (PDF). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. p. 67. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.