Tinian Island

Tinian is one of the in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, an unincorporated territory of the United States of America. It is just south of .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Tinian International Airport and West Field.

Aerodrome
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, also known as West Tinian Airport, is a public located on Tinian Island in the Commonwealth of the .

Archaeological site
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is a former World War II airfield on Tinian in the . Today, is used as the civilian . at Tinian Naval Base was a base for Twentieth Air Force B-29 Superfortress operations against the in 1944–45 and the base for the B-29 Superfortress 58th Bombardment Wing.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Jose.

Town
is the largest village on the island of Tinian, in the . It is located on the south coast of the island, close to the island's main harbor and three beaches: Kammer Beach, Taga Beach, and Tachogña Beach. is situated 3½ miles south of Tinian Island.

Tinian Island

  • Type: Island
  • Also known as: “Bona Vista”, “Bonavista”, “Buena Vista Mariana”, “Buenavista”, “FALSEHOOD WW2”, “Ile de Bonavista”, “Insula Tinian”, “Island of Tinian”, “Tanian”, “TATTERSALLS WW2”, “Tearaway”, “Tenian”, “Tenian Island”, “Tenian-to”, “Tinean”, “Tinian”, “Tinian Insel”, “Tinianion”, “Uplifted Coral Limestone Island”, and “Zinian”
  • Category: landform
  • Location: , , ,
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Latitude
15.01756° or 15° 1′ 3″ north
Longitude
145.62731° or 145° 37′ 38″ east
Population
3,140
Elevation
614 feet (187 metres)
IATA airport code
TIQ
Open location code
7R772J9G+2W
Geo­Names ID
4041647
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Satellite Map

Discover Tinian Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

“Tinian Island” goes by many names.
  • Carolinian: “Tchuluyol”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Tinian Island”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Marpo Heights Hamlet and JP Tinian Town pre-WW2.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Badeha Plateau and USAAF Strategic Bomber Bases Island WW2.

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