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2010, 2012 and 2021. Repeated petitions by the islanders to return have been rejected by US authorities due to the continuing threat posed by the volcano. Efforts are underway by the
Northern Islands Mayor's Office and concerned citizens to assist the approximately 300 displaced residents of the Northern Islands who wish to return and resettle in Anatahan, Alamagan, Pagan and Agrigan.
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with the proposal, the joint resolution asserts that "throughout the CNMI's history, foreign powers and outside influences have made major decisions and have dictated the course of development" for the region and that the U.S. "once again stands poised to make some very important decisions with respect to the military utilization of the
Northern Islands." "
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who led an insect survey team to Pagan in 2010, "Speaking as a biologist, it's got some really unique things about it. ... It's not a wasteland, which I think some people envision because it's got an active volcano. There's a lot there that's worth preserving — a couple of endangered bird species and
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After many years of dormancy Pagan volcano erupted between May 1981 and 1985. Thereafter it had eruptions in 1987, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1996, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2021. Although it may have erupted in 1930, the last confirmed eruption prior to the 1980s was in 1925, and before that 1923,
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According to an April 17, 2015, article by Wyatt Olson for Stars and
Stripes military news network, "the is considering a joint resolution calling on the governor to oppose the military expansion on the 10-mile-long island. ... In wording that hints at the hornet's nest the U.S. may have stirred
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As of 1980 the population of Pagan often changed as secondary students moved back and forth between their residences on Pagan and their schools on Saipan. In
October 1977 Pagan had seven families with a total of 37 people. The resident commissioner's office stated that 51 people lived on Pagan in
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status. After the war the United States Navy maintained a small establishment on Pagan and during the 1950s built public institutions, including a church, a copra warehouse, an infirmary and a school house. However the civilian population was under 100 people by the end of the 1970s, many of whom
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On May 15, 1981, Mount Pagan erupted, with lava flows covering a large part of the island's arable land and part of the airfield runway; the island's inhabitants were evacuated to Saipan. The eruption continued until 1985, with further small eruptions in 1987, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1996, 2006, 2009,
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Jerome Aldan (died in
February 2017), the mayor for CNMI's Northern Islands, which includes Pagan, told a New Zealand radio program that the U.S. military's description of the island as "uninhabited" was false. According to an article by James Cave for the Huffington Post, an article which used
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South Pagan volcano occupies the SW end of Pagan Island. The ridge in the right foreground is the eroded rim of a 4-km-wide caldera inside which the conical South Pagan volcano (left) was constructed. The elongated summit of South Pagan is cut by four craters. Eruptions of South Pagan volcano
633:"More than 50 families in Saipan consider Pagan their home island and have plans and desires to return to homesteads," The island is occupied by two people, who live in shacks and have one flushing toilet and plumbing, electricity and small ranch.
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The proposal spawned an online community called Our
Islands are Sacred, a petition on Change.org, and rallies against it held by the Sierra Club, Save Pagan Island, Roots Action and Care2Make a Difference.
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operated an elementary school (until grade 6) on Pagan prior to the 1981 eruptions. In 1977 the school had 13 students. Students from Pagan attending secondary school did so on Saipan.
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established a garrison in 1937. In 1942 the
Japanese civilian population was 413 persons, with another 229 Chamorro residents. In June 1944 a garrison force of 2,150 men of the
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970:"Notice of Intent To Prepare the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Joint Military Training Environmental Impact Statement/ Overseas Environmental Impact Statement"
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Archaeological finds indicate that Pagan was settled from several centuries BC. The first
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1917, and 1909. In the 19th century it erupted in the 1870s, 1864, and 1820s. Other suspected eruptions include around 1800, 1669, and sometime between 1240 and 1440.
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offensive. Receiving supplies only occasionally by submarine, the garrison soon faced starvation, and several hundred died of malnutrition before the
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occurred during the 19th century, but it has been much less active than North Pagan volcano, the peak at the far center on the NE tip of the island.
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Residents of Pagan evacuated, CNMI monitoring volcanic activity By Joe Taitano II Pacific Daily News Jul 30, 2021
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aircrew observed cattle and a small cluster of buildings, including a grass airstrip, located on the island.
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snail species — which I specialize in and is about to hit the U.S. endangered species list."
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in Spanish). It is likely that it was previously visited in 1522 by the Spanish sailor
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Physical Development Master Plan for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
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Mount Pagan, the most active of the two stratovolcanoes on Pagan Island in 1983
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No more tsunami debris. Japanese investors will still mine pozzolan.
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Forgotten Campaign: The Dutch East Indies Campaign 1941–1942
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Monitoring Report of The Northern Mariana Island of Pagan
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Landing Beaches; Aslito/Isely Field; & Marpi Point
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