View from Cetti Bay Overlook_Photo by Melissa Seppala

Guam, U.S.A.

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January 17th 2016
Okay, so just head west southwest from Los Angeles, then continue west from Hawaii and turn south at Saipan. Go past Tinian and Rota and you’ve arrived. If you get to Australia you’ve gone too far. Where are you? Hafa Adai! Greetings! You are in Guam, U.S.A. That’s right. Guam, United States of America. Proud to be an American territory since 1898 with official such status since 1949 with on ... read more

Oceania » Guam

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Guam was ceded to the US by Spain in 1898. Captured by the Japanese in 1941, it was retaken by the US three years later. The military installation on the island is one of the most strategically important US bases in the Pacific.... ... read more