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Asan Beach (Asan-Maina) [1] West Hagåtña Beach Front / Agana Bay Beach [1] [3] Dungca's Beach / Trinchera Beach (Hagåtña) [1] Beaches in Tumon, the tourist center of Guam "Tumon Beach" [2] is an umbrella term for the shoreline of Tumon Bay, Guam's tourist center, which is divided into variously named beaches and parks Ypao Beach [1] [2]
In the mid-1930s, Don Ignacio sold the remaining third to a businessman named Gottwald. A Coast Guard long-range navigation station was built and operated on Cocos Island from 1944 to 1963. In the late 80s to early 90s, the US Government. returned the larger portion of the island to the Guam Government, who then turned it into a park.
Blue Hole, one of Guam's most popular scuba diving sites, is located in the northwest corner of the bay. Agat Marina in the southern portion of the bay has 100 slips and mainly berths residential and recreational vessels, with some commercial vessels. [2] Further south is Nimitz Beach, a popular snorkeling spot containing the small offshore ...
It is located southwest along the coast from Ritidian Point along unimproved gravel roads. Several resorts offer access to the beach for a price. The vicinity contains the Uruno Beach Site, an archaeological site containing prehistoric cultural remains listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. [1]
First Beach in Ipan. Ipan is a rural beachside community located in the village of Talofofo on the east coast of the United States Territory of Guam. [1] Ipan is a census-designated place in Guam. Ipan contains two beach resorts: Jeff's Pirates Cove and Ipan Beach Resort. Ipan Park is a popular location for family barbecues and parties.
Guam's size and possession of a natural safe anchorage at Apra Harbor, uniquely among its neighbors, have driven much of its history. [2] Guam was a minor but integral part of the Spanish Manila galleon trade. Located on the east-to-west trade winds, galleons from Mexico would briefly reprovision on Guam before continuing on to Manila.
Guam is located on the micro Mariana Plate between the two. Guam is the closest land mass to the Mariana Trench, the deep subduction zone that runs east of the Marianas. Volcanic eruptions established the base of the island in the Eocene, roughly 56 to 33.9 million years ago.
Hagåtña, [a] formerly Agana or Agaña, [b] is a coastal village and the capital [3] of the United States territory of Guam.From the 18th through mid-20th century, it was Guam's population center, but today, it is the second smallest of the island's 19 villages in both area and population.