For starters, the islands offer an unparalleled blend of history, culture, and outdoor activities.
From ancient chamorro ruins to pristine beaches and crystal-clear waters, there's something for everyone.
The islands are part of a geologic structure known as the izu–bonin–mariana arc system.
The islands are formed as the highly dense and very old western edge of the pacific plate plunges downward to.
The mariana trench is the deepest place on earth, deeper than the height of mount everest above sea level.
It is five times longer than the grand canyon and includes some 50,532,102 acres that are.
Mariana islands, island arc, a series of volcanic and uplifted coral formations in the western pacific ocean, about 1,500 miles (2,400 km) east of the philippines.
They are found in the northern part of the western oceanic sub-region of micronesia, and are politically divided into two jurisdictions of the united states:
The commonwealth of the northern mariana islands.