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Apra Harbor, also called Port Apra, port on the west coast of Guam, one of the Mariana Islands, northern Pacific Ocean. It is the best anchorage on the island and is located just west of Hagåtña (Agana). It is the port of entry and site of a U.S. naval base. The Apra Harbor complex includes a naval station, naval supply depot, public works centre, ship repair facility, and power plant. With about 2,400 feet (730 metres) of frontage for deepwater docking, it is a transshipment point for various Micronesian islands. The harbour, which is protected on the south by Orote Peninsula and on the north by Cabras Island and reefs, was the point of the Allied seaborne invasion of Guam (July 21, 1944) during World War II. It attained renewed importance as a base during the Vietnam War in the 1960s and ’70s. A commercial port with facilities for handling containerized cargo was opened in the harbour in 1969. Pop. (2000) 3,347; (2010) 2,471. | Apra Harbor, also called Port Apra, port on the west coast of Guam, one of the Mariana Islands, northern Pacific Ocean. It is the best anchorage on the island and is located just west of Hagåtña (Agana). It is the port of entry and site of a U.S. naval base. The Apra Harbor complex includes a naval station, naval supply depot, public works centre, ship repair facility, and power plant. With about 2,400 feet (730 metres) of frontage for deepwater docking, it is a transshipment point for various Micronesian islands. The harbour, which is protected on the south by Orote Peninsula and on the north by Cabras Island and reefs, was the point of the Allied seaborne invasion of Guam (July 21, 1944) during World War II. It attained renewed importance as a base during the Vietnam War in the 1960s and ’70s. A commercial port with facilities for handling containerized cargo was opened in the harbour in 1969. Pop. (2000) 3,347; (2010) 2,471. | ||
== Hagåtña Guam == | |||
Hagåtña, also spelled Hagatna, formerly Agana, | |||
Hagåtña [Credit: Hajime Nakano]town, capital of the unincorporated U.S. territory of Guam, northern Pacific Ocean. It is situated on the west coast of the island, on a beach surrounding Hagåtña Bay at the mouth of the small Hagåtña River. The name of the town was formally changed from Agana to its Chamorro-language form in 1998. | |||
In the late 1660s, Diego Luis de San Vitores, a Jesuit priest, established a mission on Hagåtña Bay, the first official Spanish settlement on Guam. A town of 10,000 inhabitants in 1940, it was completely destroyed during World War II. Reconstruction was hindered by the difficulty of determining ownership of many small plots of land. The Roman Catholic Dulce Nombre de María Cathedral Basilica was rebuilt after World War II. Adjoining the cathedral is the Plaza de España and the Azotea (“Back Porch”), one of a few parts of the original Spanish governor’s palace still standing. Close by is Latte Stone Park, with latte stones (pillars that supported houses of the prehistoric Latte culture). Tamuning, just northeast of Hagåtña, and Piti, to the southwest, have become major business centres at the expense of the capital. Hagåtña usually enjoys a mild climate but is often struck by typhoons. Pop. (2000) 1,122; (2010) 1,051. | |||