!!!Northern Mariana Islands: Geography
||Location|Oceania, islands in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines
||Geographic Coordinates|15 12 N, 145 45 E[{GoogleMap location='15.2,145.75' zoom='4'}]
||Land boundaries|0 km
||Coastline|1,482 km
||Elevation Extremes|''lowest point: ''Pacific Ocean 0 m\\''highest point: ''unnamed elevation on Agrihan 965 m
||Highest Mountains|
||Terrain|southern islands are limestone with level terraces and fringing coral reefs; northern islands are volcanic
||Natural Hazards|active volcanoes on Pagan and Agrihan; typhoons (especially August to November)
||Natural Resource|arable land, fish
||Land Use|''arable land: ''2.17%\\''permanent crops: ''2.17%\\''other: ''95.65% (2011)
||Climate|tropical marine; moderated by northeast trade winds, little seasonal temperature variation; dry season December to June, rainy season July to October
||Irrigated Land|1 sq km (2011)
||Renewable Water Resources|NA
||Environment_CurrentIssues|contamination of groundwater on Saipan may contribute to disease; clean-up of landfill; protection of endangered species conflicts with development
||Environment - international agreements|NA
||Large Cities|
||Geography-note|strategic location in the North Pacific Ocean