Orote Peninsula
The Orote Peninsula is a four kilometer-long peninsula jutting from the west coast of the United States territory of Guam. A major geologic feature of the island, it forms the southern coast of Apra Harbor and the northern coast of Agat Bay.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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
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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 2 miles northeast of Orote Peninsula.
Sumay Cemetery
Cemetery
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The Sumay Cemetery is a historic cemetery at the junction of Sumay Drive and Guam Highway 1 on the grounds of Naval Base Guam, located on the west side of the United States territory of Guam. Sumay Cemetery is situated 1½ miles east of Orote Peninsula.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hågat.
Hågat
Village
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 4½ miles southeast of Orote Peninsula.
Orote Peninsula
- Type: Peninsula
- Description: Western promontory on Guam
- Category: landform
- Location: Santa Rita Municipality, Guam, Micronesia, Oceania
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Satellite Map
Discover Orote Peninsula from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Orote Peninsula” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Orote Peninsula”
- Chinese: “歐洛特半島”
- Chuvash: “Ороте çурутравĕ”
- Chuvash: “Ороте ҫурутравӗ”
- Czech: “Poloostrov Orote”
- Japanese: “オロテ半島”
- Portuguese: “Península de Orote”
- Russian: “Ороте”
- Russian: “Полуостров Ороте”
- Spanish: “Peninsula de Orote”
- Spanish: “Península de Orote”
- Swedish: “Orote Peninsula”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Lockwood Terrace - DoD Naval Housing and Destroyed Sumay Village WW2.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include USN Helipads and Orote Peninsula National Ecological Reserve Area.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Orote Peninsula”. Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.