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Minami Torishima - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia It is the easternmost territory belonging to Japan, some 1 848 km SE of Tokyo, or 1 267 East of the closest Japanese island, Minami Iōjima of the Ogasawara Islands, and nearly on a straight line between Tokyo and Wake Island, which is 1 415 km ESE. The closest island, however, is Farallon de Pajaros of the Mariana Islands, which is 1021 km WSW of Minami Torishima. The island is first mentioned in 1864, given a position by a US survey ship in 1874, and first landed on by Kiozaemon Saito in 1879. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Minami_Torishima   (245 words)

Farallon de Pajaros - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Farallon de Pajaros (from Spanish Farallón de los pájaros, meaning Birds Rock), also known as Urracas (from Spanish Urracas, meaning Magpies), is the westernmost island in the Northern Mariana Islands chain. (If you look at the Pacific Ocean as a whole, Farallon de Pajaros is the westermost point in the United States if you include insular areas. Farallon de Pajaros is uninhabited and is located at 20.5° N 144.9° E. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Farallon_de_Pajaros   (182 words)

Farallon de Pajaros, Mariana Islands   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09) The small 2-km-wide island of Farallon de Pajaros (Uracas), the northernmost and most active volcano of the Marianas Islands, has been referred to as the "lighthouse of the western Pacific." The symmetrical, sparsely vegetated summit is the central cone within a caldera, remnants of which are seen on the SE side. Farallon de Pajaros has erupted frequently in the 20th century. However, because it is at the northern end of the chain about 400 km from Saipan, the volcano is observed only intermittently, and low-level eruptive activity might be missed. users.bendnet.com /bjensen/volcano/nwpacific/mariana-pajaros.html   (204 words)

NOAA Ocean Explorer: Submarine Ring of Fire 2003 The northernmost of the Mariana Islands, Farallon de Pajaros (also known as Uracas) has been a very active volcano over the past few hundred years, sometimes called the “Lighthouse of the Pacific”. Farallon de Paharos Island (formerly known as Uracas) viewed from the bow of the R/V T.G. Thompson. EM300 bathymetry of the three submarine volcanoes in the vicinity of Farallon de Pajaros Island. oceanexplorer.noaa.gov /explorations/03fire/logs/summary/summary.html   (706 words)

Farallon de Pajaros -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09) It is also the westernmost point in the United States if you include (Click link for more info and facts about insular areas) insular areas and exclude (An imaginary line on the surface of the earth following (approximately) the 180th meridian) International Date Line rules. (If you look at the (The largest ocean in the world) Pacific Ocean as a whole, Farallon de Pajaros is the westermost point in the United States if you include insular areas. Some of its Northern Mariana Islands neighbors include (US forces captured the island from the Japanese in July 1944; it was an important air base until the end of World War II) Saipan and (Click link for more info and facts about Tinian) Tinian. www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/F/Fa/Farallon_de_Pajaros.htm   (209 words)

Saipan Tribune A small earthquake occurred near Farallon de Pajaros late Thursday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, registering 4.5 on the Richter scale. In its report, the USGS National Earthquake Information Center said the quake occurred at about 11:38pm and was located about 135 miles west-northwest of Farallon de Pajaros, 250 miles northwest of Agrihan, 465 miles north-northwest of Saipan, and 560 miles north of Guam. The recent quakes also have no "direct relation" to the ongoing Anatahan eruption but both are part of the same subduction system, resulting from the movement of the Pacific and Philippines plates under the seabed. www.saipantribune.com /newsstory.aspx?cat=1&newsID=44355   (363 words)

Encyclopedia: Farallon de Pajaros   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09) People who viewed "Farallon de Pajaros" also viewed: This is a list of the extreme points of the United States, the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location in the country. Farallon de Pajaros is uninhabited and is located at 20.5° N 144.9° E (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=20.5_N_144.9_E_). www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Farallon-de-Pajaros   (365 words)

Farallon De Pajaros Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09) Farallon De Pajaros Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography Looking For farallon de pajaros - Find farallon de pajaros and more at Lycos Search. Find farallon de pajaros - Your relevant result is a click away! www.karr.net /encyclopedia/Farallon_de_Pajaros   (390 words)

Farallon Wireless   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09) Farallon de Pajaros 1: (If you look at the Pacific Ocean as a whole, Farallon de Pajaros is the westermost point in the United 3: Farallon de Pajaros is uninhabited and is located at 20.5N They are currently protected in the '''Farallon Island National Wildlife Refuge''', and contain t 3: ==History of the Farallon s== 4: 6: the name of one of the rocky islets of the North Farallon es. It is likely that an earlier explorer Juan R 8: The Russians mainatined a sealing station of the Farallon s from 1819 to 1838, decimating the island www.lottery-news.net /dust11039-farallon_wireless.html   (544 words)

Encyclopedia: Northern-Mariana-Islands   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09) Administratively, the CNMI is divided into four municipalities: Farallon de Pajaros (from Spanish Farallón de los pájaros, meaning Birds Rock), also known as Urracas (from Spanish Urracas, meaning Magpies), is the westernmost island in the Northern Mariana Islands chain. Northern Mariana Islands This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states. The Collectivity of Wallis and Futuna (French: Collectivité de Wallis et Futuna) is a group of mainly three volcanic tropical islands (Wallis, Futuna, and Alofi) with fringing reefs located in the South Pacific Ocean between Fiji and Samoa. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Northern_Mariana_Islands   (5852 words)

Saipan Tribune * The effects of U.S. military bombings on Farallon de Mendinilla are causing accelerated erosion of the landmass. * Farallon de Pajaros (Uracas) was found to have the highest density of large predatory fish in the northern islands. The report on the CNMI-The State of Coral Reef Ecosystems of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands-was edited by John Starmer, with contributors Clarissa Bearden, Russell Brainard, Tina de Cruz, Ronald Hoeke, Peter Houk, Stephani Holzwarth, Steve Kolinski, Joyce Miller, Robert Schroeder, John Starmer, Molly Timmers, Michael Trianni, and Peter Vroom. www.saipantribune.com /newsstory.aspx?cat=1&newsID=49851   (937 words)

Farallon de Pajaros - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography Farallon de Pajaros - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography Farallon de Pajaros is uninhabited and is located at 20.5° N 144.9° E (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=20.5_N_144.9_E_). This encyclopedia, history, geography and biography article about Farallon de Pajaros contains research on www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Farallon_de_Pajaros   (189 words)

Saipan A-Z Info Page 1 The 17th century Manila Galleon, Nuestra Senora De La Concepcion under sail from Manila to Acapulco, Mexico struck a reef off Saipan's Agingan Point on September 20, 1638. In the early part of the 20th century the banks were reported to be above sea level but disappeared below water as a result of an earthquake. The islands of Asuncion, Guguan, Maug, Managaha, Sarigan and Uracas (Farallon De Pajaros) are maintained as uninhabited places. net.saipan.com /personal/vanlanen/info/info_pg3.htm   (4743 words)

Farallon Winery | Wine-tips.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09) Mellisa Kelly of Primo Emily Luchettia of Farallon Maria Manso of Asia de Cuba Nancy Silverton... Ghanem Farallon de Pajaros Farallon Islands Farallon Plate Faramir Farang Faraway Hill Faraway... Farallon in San Francisco uses them raw and cooked as... www.wine-tips.com /n/farallonwinery   (741 words)

Farallon - www.sfbayimages.com :: fine art + stock photography images, San   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09) Farallon Geographics is a San Francisco-based information technology firm Farallon has a proven track record of providing customized, high quality GIS Farallon 450 Post St San Francisco CA 94102 Tel: +1 (415) 956-6969 On all counts—the ambience, the service and the seafood—Farallon astounds. The South Farallon group is the largest and best known. www.freeopenplatform.com /fop/farallon.html   (333 words)

Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Marianas tropical dry forests (OC0203) Although floristically rather species-poor, the Marianas nevertheless provide a biological journey through geologic time, ranging from the 30 million-year-old island of Guam in the south to the still-active volcano, Farallon de Pájaros, in the north. In 1993, a National Wildlife Refuge was established on Guam to protect the remaining forest and the habitat of the Mariana crow (Corvus kubaryi) whose status is considered critical. A major threat to birds is the potential spread of the introduced brown tree snake (Boiga irregularis), an Australasian native, from Guam to the other Marianas islands. worldwildlife.org /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/oc/oc0203_full.html   (2123 words)

The land (from Northern Mariana Islands) --  Encyclopædia Britannica   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09) Four southern islands (Farallon de Medinilla, Saipan, Tinian, and Aguijan) are composed of limestone and have gently rolling elevations and few mountains. Formerly known as Vila de Albuquerque and Vila de Carmo, the settlement was made a seat of a municipality in 1711 and attained city status in 1745. The state's oldest city, Mariana was once renowned as a mining centre and since 1905 has been the... www.britannica.com /eb/article-54012?tocId=54012   (937 words)

[No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09) Sitting on the horizon like a prize is our last destination, Farallon de Pajaros, is the furthest and most difficult to get to. A new island still in its formative stages, this is the northern-most point in the Marianas chain and an active volcano with smoking caldera and sulfur fumes. There is no shade on the island, which is inhabited by only by birds and other sealife. www.northernislands.net /pics/northern_islands/fdp_sa_2000/intro.txt   (67 words)

Sandcastle V.I. - America's Tropical Isles - Northern Mariana Islands Overview The Northern Mariana Islands consist of 14 islands with a total land area of 183 square miles. They stretch across 226 miles of the Pacific Ocean, from Farallon de Pajaros in the north to Rota in the south. Saipan, the main island of the Northern Marianas, is located about 100 miles northeast of Guam, 1,200 miles southeast of Tokyo, and 3,300 miles west of Honolulu. www.sandcastlevi.com /travel/isles/us-cnmi.htm   (652 words)

[No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09) Songda is forecast to head west by northwest over the next few days, thereby crossing open waters of the Philippine Sea. Islands nearest the path of Songda as it met the northernmost Marianas Wednesday were Farallon de Pajaros, Maug and Asuncion. San Jose de Chiquitos and Villamontes, Bolivia, each recorded at least 102 degrees. www.weatherwatchers.org /archive/highlights/accuworld-040901a.txt   (463 words)

Global Volcanism Program | Ahyi | Photo Gallery Ahyi seamount (upper right) is a large conical submarine volcano that rises to within 137 m of the sea surface about 18 km SE of the island of Farallon de Pajaros (left-center). At various times since 1979, water discoloration, felt shocks followed by upwelling of sulfur-bearing water, and a seismically detected submarine eruption have been reported at or near Ahyi seamount. Two submarine volcanoes on the flanks of Farallon de Pajaros, Northwest Uracas and Makhahnas, are seen in this NOAA bathymetric image. www.volcano.si.edu /world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0804-141&VErupt=Y&VSources=Y&VRep=Y&VWeekly=N&volpage=photos   (125 words)

Saipan Tribune   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09) The report reviews the hazard of 169 volcanoes in the U.S. and its territories and calls for a 24-hour, seven-day Volcano Watch Office and increased monitoring at many of the peaks. The USGS classified four other volcanoes in Asuncion, Farallon de Pajaros, Guguan, and Sarigan as moderate threat, a classification that requires a monitoring network of three to four near-field stations and at least six within the 20-km vent. The USGS said Anatahan should be one of the federal government's highest priority targets for monitoring improvement, besides four other erupting volcanoes such as Mount St. Helens in Washington. www.saipantribune.com /archives/newsstoryarch.aspx?cat=1&newsID=46828&archdte=5-2-2005   (626 words)

Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Marianas tropical dry forests (OC0203) In the southern part of the chain, you can see islands more than 30 million years old made of coral limestone and weathered volcanic rock. In the northern part, you'll see geologically young islands that include the still active Farallon de Pájaros volcano. You'll find that the vegetation differs quite a lot from north to south, for reasons of both geology and human activity. nationalgeographic.com /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/oc/oc0203.html   (433 words)

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Pagan, Northern Marianas, a Close-Up Look at an Active Volcano   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09) Closest to the trench is the inactive frontal arc, which runs north from Guam to Medinilla, and then continues underwater in a series of seamounts. To the west runs the active volcanic arc, going from Farallon de Pajaros in the north to Anatahan in the south, where the chain passes underwater. Active volcanic seamounts parallel the frontal arc south to Guam. www.heptune.com /pagan.html   (1158 words)

C:\AARDVARK\GUAMBK1.HTM The MARIANAS are largely volcanic islands, although this form of activity has died out except in the northern portion of the chain. Three of the northern islands (GUGUAN, ASUNCION, and FARALLON DE PAJAROS) have active volcanoes which still erupt from time to time. The islands arc very small in comparison with the archipelagoes of the southwest, but are much larger in ground area than the atolls of the Gilberts. home.att.net /~dorel2/guam/guamemo.html   (1962 words)

Vectorized Shoreline of Farallon de Pajaros CNMI 2001, Derived from IKONOS Imagery Vectorized Shoreline of Farallon de Pajaros CNMI 2001, Derived from IKONOS Imagery COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Farallon de Pajaros > Farallon de Pajaros (20N144E0001) Data set is not for use in litigation. www.coris.noaa.gov /metadata/records/html/shoreline_farallon_pajaros_2001.html   (997 words)

War in the Pacific NHP: Archeology and History of Guam (Section A) War in the Pacific NHP: Archeology and History of Guam (Section A) War in the Pacific Guam is the southernmost and largest of the Marianas Islands, a north-south chain 420 miles long, extending from latitude 20°30' North, longitude 143°45' East (Farallon de Pajaros), to latitude 13°14' North, longitude 142°31' East (Guam). The other, smaller, southern Marianas, large only when compared to the tiny uninhabited northern islands, are Rota, Tinian (with the adjoining islet of Aguijan, where carnivorous snails are being tried out on the Giant African snail), and Saipan. www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/reed/sectiona.htm   (740 words)

The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09) EFH Shoreline-EEZ Extent Sea Surface-200m Depth Farallon de Medinilla-Sarigan EFH Shoreline-EEZ Extent Sea Surface-200m Depth Ascuncion Island-Farallon de Pajaros All Benthic Substrate Shoreline-100m Depth Farallon de Medinilla-Sarigan www.wpcouncil.org /maps.htm   (1588 words)

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