Orote Island
Orote Island is an island in Santa Rita Municipality, Guam.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Orote Field and SMS Cormoran.
Orote Field
Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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
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
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The 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.
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 5 miles southeast of Orote Island.
Orote Island
- Type: Island
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Santa Rita Municipality, Guam, Micronesia, Oceania
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Latitude
13.44771° or 13° 26′ 52″ northLongitude
144.61966° or 144° 37′ 11″ eastElevation
144 feet (44 metres)Open location code
7R56CJX9+3VOpenStreetMap ID
way 503791128OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
4045169Wikidata ID
Q25187677
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Satellite Map
Discover Orote Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Orote Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Orote Island”
- Swedish: “Orote Island”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Adotgan Point and Wharf Kilo.
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