Pagan Island
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| Elevation: | 570 meters (1,870 feet) |
| Coordinates: | |
| Location: | Northern Mariana Islands, Pacific Ocean |
| Type: | Stratovolcano |
| Last eruption: | 1993 |
Pagan Island is an island of the Northern Mariana Islands chain, located at , approximately 320 kilometers north of Saipan. Pagan has an area of approximately 48 square kilometers and consists of two stratovolcanoes joined by a narrow strip of land. The stratovolcano at the northeast end of the island, at , has an altitude of 570 m; the other, at the southwest end at , is 548 m high. It was inhabited during historical times, but a 1981 eruption forced the evacuation of its inhabitants. The 2000 census reports no residents.
| The U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands | ||||
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| Capital | Saipan | ||||
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