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Encyclopedia > Pagan Island

Pagan Island is an island of the Northern Mariana Islands chain, located at 18.10° N 145.76° E (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=18.10_N_145.76_E_), approximately 320 kilometers north of Saipan. Pagan consists of two volcanoes joined by a narrow strip of land. It was inhabited during historical times, but a 1981 eruption forced the evacuation of its inhabitants. The 2000 census reports no residents. Saipan is the largest island and capital of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands of the western Pacific Ocean, with a total area of 120 km² (46. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


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Pagan, Northern Marianas, a Close-Up Look at an Active Volcano (1158 words)
Pagan is a volcanic island located 173 nautical miles north of Saipan in the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas.
Pagan experienced a major volcanic eruption in 1981, when Mt. Pagan in the north exploded with a glowing avalanche that fortunately flowed away from the small village of almost 60 people located south of the volcano.
The cinder cone is composed of scoria fragments.
Beaver Island History from the Beaver Island Historical Society (2814 words)
Just as some of those who had built the Island's two lighthouses or worked at the Coast Guard station had stayed after their job was done, so too did some of the loggers when the Lumber Company closed its operation and picked up its tracks in 1916.
In 1905 the Island was connected to the mainland with a 200-ton telegraph cable.
The Mormons were expelled from the island by a resentful mob which came across the lake to reclaim power over this strategic port, end a dramatic era.
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