Dry Dock Islands
Dry Dock Islands is an artificial island in Piti Municipality, Guam. Dry Dock Islands is situated nearby to the locality Piti, as well as near the destroyed locality Destroyed Sumay Village WW2.Places of Interest
Highlights include SMS Cormoran and Tokai Maru.
SMS Cormoran
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
SMS Cormoran or SMS Cormoran II was a German armed merchant raider that was originally a German-built Russian merchant vessel named Ryazan. The ship was active in the Pacific Ocean during World War I.
Tokai Maru
Photo: Foxegurl266, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tokai Maru was a Japanese passenger-cargo ship built by the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries shipyard that was sunk in Apra Harbor, Guam, in 1943, during World War II.
Orote Field
Aerodrome
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Orote Field is a former air base in the United States territory of Guam built by the Empire of Japan with Chamorro forced labor during the Japanese occupation of Guam. Orote Field is situated 2½ miles southwest of Dry Dock Islands.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Asan and Hågat.
Asan
Village
Hågat
Village
Agana Heights
Village
Photo: あばさー, Public domain.
Agana Heights is one of the nineteen villages in the United States territory of Guam. It is located in the hills south of Hagåtña, in the central part of the island. United States Naval Hospital Guam is located in this largely residential village. Agana Heights is situated 5 miles east of Dry Dock Islands.
Dry Dock Islands
- Type: Artificial island
- Also known as: “Drydock Island”
- Category: landform
- Location: Piti Municipality, Guam, Micronesia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
13.45587° or 13° 27′ 21″ northLongitude
144.67003° or 144° 40′ 12″ eastElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Open location code
7R56FM4C+82GeoNames ID
4042273
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Piti and Destroyed Sumay Village WW2.
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