Harbor Entrance

Harbor Entrance is a channel in Santa Rita Municipality, Guam. Harbor Entrance is situated near the locality Lockwood Terrace - DoD Naval Housing, as well as near the destroyed locality Destroyed Sumay Village WW2.

Places of Interest

Highlights: 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. Orote Field is situated 1½ miles southeast of Harbor Entrance.

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 2½ miles east of Harbor Entrance.

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. Tokai Maru is situated 2½ miles east of Harbor Entrance.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hågat.

Hågat

Village

Photo: Daderot, CC0.

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 Harbor Entrance.

Harbor Entrance

Type: Channel
Category: body of water
Location: Santa Rita Municipality, Guam, Micronesia, Oceania
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Latitude

13.45171° or 13° 27′ 6″ north

Longitude

144.61965° or 144° 37′ 11″ east

Elevation

-118 feet (-36 metres)

Open location code

7R56FJ29+MV

GeoNames ID

7839099

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Lockwood Terrace - DoD Naval Housing and Destroyed Sumay Village WW2.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Transpacific Telecom Cables Track to Manila and Midway Island pre-WW2 and Orote Island.

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