Sarigan
Sign in to savethumb|250px|A biological survey party lands on Sarigan, 2010. Photo courtesy Michael Lusk. Sarigan or Sariguan is an uninhabited volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean. It is part of the Northern Mariana Islands, a U.S. territory. Sarigan is located northeast of Anatahan island, south of Guguan and north of Saipan, the largest island in the Northern Marianas. The island has been sparsely populated, but in modern times has been uninhabited due to volcanic activity. It is currently a nature preserve.
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- Islands.name
- Sarigan
- Islands.image_name
- Sarigan from east.jpg
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- Sarigan from the east
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- Mariana Islands - Sarigan.PNG
- Islands.location
- Pacific Ocean
- Islands.archipelago
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Islands.area_km2
- 4.9
- Islands.length_km
- 2.7
- Islands.width_km
- 2.5
- Islands.elevation_m
- 538
- Islands.country
- United States
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title
- Commonwealth
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- Northern Mariana Islands
- Islands.population
- - uninhabited -
- Islands.population_as_of
- 2010
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thumb|250px|A biological survey party lands on Sarigan, 2010. Photo courtesy Michael Lusk. Sarigan or Sariguan is an uninhabited volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean. It is part of the Northern Mariana Islands, a U.S. territory. Sarigan is located northeast of Anatahan island, south of Guguan and north of Saipan, the largest island in the Northern Marianas. The island has been sparsely populated, but in modern times has been uninhabited due to volcanic activity. It is currently a nature preserve.
==History== Sarigan was originally settled by the Chamorros. The island was first charted by Europeans in late October 1543 by Spanish explorer Bernardo de la Torre on board of the carrack San Juan de Letrán when trying to return from Sarangani to New Spain. In 1695, the natives were forcibly removed to Saipan, and three years later to Guam.