Asan Invasion Beach

The Asan Invasion Beach is a historic site in the village of . The beaches of Asan were one of the landing sites of American forces in the 1944 Battle of Guam, in which the island was retaken from occupying Japanese forces.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Historical site
  • Description: historic beach in Guam
  • Also known as: “Asan US Assault Beaches - 3rd Marine Division Reinforced WW2”, “US National Register of Historic Places”, and “War in the Pacific National Historical Park - Asan Beach Unit”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort Santa Agueda and Spanish bridge.

Fort
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, on Guam Highway 7 in Hagåtña, , dates from about 1800, during the 1784-1802 administration of Spanish governor Manuel Moro. It was an uncovered fort with a manposteria parapet, rising about 10 feet above a sloping hillside. is situated 2 miles east of Asan Invasion Beach.

Photo: Daderot, CC0.
The Agana is a stone arch bridge built in 1800 in , during the administration of Spanish governor Manuel Muro. It is the only surviving in Hagåtña, which is the capital of the United States territory of Guam. is situated 2½ miles east of Asan Invasion Beach.

Park
Photo: あばさー, Public domain.
The located in central Hagåtña, the capital of the United States territory of , was the location of the Governors Palace during the island's long period of Spanish occupation. is situated 2½ miles east of Asan Invasion Beach.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Asan and Agana Heights.

Village
Photo: Dorothy, CC BY 2.0.
is a community and census-designated place along the western coast of the U.S. territory of . , along with Maina and Nimitz Hill Annex, are the three communities in the village of Asan-Maina.

Village
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is one of the nineteen villages in the territory of . 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. is situated 2 miles east of Asan Invasion Beach.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is the capital of . It is the island's second smallest village in both area and population. is the seat of local government and one of the island's major commercial districts.

Asan Invasion Beach

Latitude
13.47529° or 13° 28′ 31″ north
Longitude
144.71651° or 144° 42′ 59″ east
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Open location code
7R56FPG8+4J
Geo­Names ID
4043862
Wiki­data ID
Q19864779
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In Other Languages

“Asan Invasion Beach” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: “شط اسان انيڤيجين”

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