Cape Orote Fringing Reef Awash

Cape Orote Fringing Reef Awash is a coral reef in Santa Rita Municipality, Guam. Cape Orote Fringing Reef Awash is situated nearby to the locality Lockwood Terrace - DoD Naval Housing, as well as near the destroyed locality Destroyed Sumay Village WW2.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Orote Field and SMS Cormoran.

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.

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. SMS Cormoran is situated 2½ miles east of Cape Orote Fringing Reef Awash.

Tokai Maru

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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. Tokai Maru is situated 2½ miles east of Cape Orote Fringing Reef Awash.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hågat.

Hågat

Village

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Hågat is a village in the United States territory of Guam. It is located south of Apra Harbor on the island's western shore. The village's population has decreased since the island's 2010 census. Hågat is situated 5 miles southeast of Cape Orote Fringing Reef Awash.

Cape Orote Fringing Reef Awash

Type: Coral reef
Category: landform
Location: Santa Rita Municipality, Guam, Micronesia, Oceania
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Latitude

13.44986° or 13° 26′ 60″ north

Longitude

144.62231° or 144° 37′ 20″ east

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

7R56CJXC+WW

GeoNames ID

4043569

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Lockwood Terrace - DoD Naval Housing and Destroyed Sumay Village WW2.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Harbor Entrance and Orote Island.

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