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Noun: Mariana Islands
  1. A chain of coral and volcanic islands in Micronesia (including Guam and the Northern Marianas) halfway between New Guinea and Japan; discovered by Magellan in 1521
    - Marianas, Ladrone Islands

Type of: archipelago

Part of: Federated States of Micronesia, Micronesia, TT

Encyclopedia: Mariana Islands