the north, for an area of . At its narrowest location, the island is only wide. The highest elevation on the island is . The shores are rimmed with cliffs containing caves and its tableland has some brush and savanna grass. Satellite imagery (e.g., Google Earth) of the island shows three X-shaped figures and one Y-shaped figure in its northern half, built out of metal shipping containers. The U.S. Navy left these arrangements of shipping containers for bomb targeting practice. References Russell E. Brainard et al.: Coral reef ecosystem monitoring report of the Mariana Archipelago: 2003–2007. (=PIFSC Special Publication, SP-12-01) NOAA Fisheries, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center 2012 Notes Former German colonies Islands of the Northern Mariana Islands Coral islands Uninhabited islands of the Northern Mariana Islands