Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Northern Mariana Islands" in English language version.
In 1668, 147 years after Magellan's encounter, Fr. Diego Luis de San Vitores, a Jesuit priest, arrived in The Marianas with the mission of bringing Christianity and converting the Chamorros, thus beginning the colonization of the Marianas by Spain. The islands were named after Queen Maria Ana of Spain.
The U.S. Census Bureau reports the total land area of all islands as 179 square miles.
Local earthquakes and strong thermal activity; youngest surge deposits appear no more than a few hundred years old. Monatsbericht 04/1990 im Global Volcanism Program
The U.S. Census Bureau reports the total land area of all islands as 179 square miles.
In 1668, 147 years after Magellan's encounter, Fr. Diego Luis de San Vitores, a Jesuit priest, arrived in The Marianas with the mission of bringing Christianity and converting the Chamorros, thus beginning the colonization of the Marianas by Spain. The islands were named after Queen Maria Ana of Spain.
Local earthquakes and strong thermal activity; youngest surge deposits appear no more than a few hundred years old. Monatsbericht 04/1990 im Global Volcanism Program