The Tinian Channel is an eight kilometre-wide channel in the
Northern Mariana Islands
The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), is an Territories of the United States, unincorporated territory and Commonwealth (U.S. insular area), commonwealth of the United States consistin ...
. It lies to the south of the island of
Tinian
Tinian () is one of the three principal islands of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). Together with uninhabited neighboring Aguiguan, it forms Tinian Municipality, one of the four constituent municipalities of the Northern ...
(15°00'N., 145°38'E.) is northeast of Aguijan Island, separating it from the island of
Aguijan. Together, the two islands form the
Tinian Municipality
Tinian () is one of the three principal islands of the Commonwealth (U.S. insular area), Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). Together with uninhabited neighboring Aguiguan, it forms Tinian Municipality, one of the four constitue ...
.
References
Geography of the Northern Mariana Islands
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