Saipan

 Saipan : NORTHERN MARIANAS

 wow !!   Big surprise card  Thank you so much Arnold.  This is a card that one would find as an unusual destination.  You certainly get about Arnold I I thank you very much fr thinking of me..!
 Posted Saipan nth Marianas 01 January 2022 : Arrived Sydney 04 February : Traveled 32 days  .
Thhank you again Arnold. 

NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS  ( Saipan )
 Commonwealth of The Northern Mariana Islands :
  AREA : 464  M2
  POPULATION  55,144
  CAPITAL CITY :  Saipan.

 UNIQUE : Settlement :  The Mariana Islands were the first Islands that were settled by humans in remote Oceania and Internationally it is also the first and the longest and first of the ocean cruising Australasian peoples into remote Oceania ,and is seperate from the later polynesian settlementof the remaote Oceania 

FAMOUS :  (Ferdinand Magellan ):  The Potugese  navigator sailing under the Spanish flag  arrived in 1521  and they were the first Europeans to arrive in The Mariana Islands.

CORDINATES :for the Northern Mariana Islands are : 17.0000 N 146.0000

HISTORY : 1975-1978  The Federal law ( The Government) making The CNM! a US Territory passed in 1975. The CNMI adopted the constitution in 1977.and its first constitution ammendment took office in 1978.

Saipan

Saipan : MARIANA  ISLANDS :

What a lovely scene that this card portrays.. I want to be there...smile..This is a great card from a good friend who always without fail sends me great cards from his travels..This card from Saipan in The Northern Mariana Islands is no exception.Shows Micro Beach at sunset.. certainly looks great Arnold..Thank you again for your kindness..
Posted Saipan August 25 : Arrived Sydney 05 September : Traveled 11 days...thanks mate love it !

Saipan

US Saipan.: Northern Mariana Islands.

This card was a surprise from a great swapper that always seems to remember to send me a card ..As he travels so much in his work..and the cards come from the most unlikely places..Thank you Arnold once again for a great surprise with this card from Saipan in the Northern Mariana group of Islands in the North Pacific Ocean. This Island was the scene of some of the most ferocious fighting between The USA marines and the forces of Imperial Japan in WWII. The card shows the remnants of a Japanese tank in Marpi, that was destroyed in this conflict. I see also the purple heart (medal ) stamp ...very appropriate for this card.. Thanks again Arnold for this great card..
Posted Saipan : 22 January : Arrived Sydney :04 February: Traveled 13 days.. lovely stamps.

Palau

Koror : PALAU.

What a great surprise ..Thanks so much Arnold for this card from Palau in the Caroline Islands western Pacific.. This is the first card that I have from The Caroline Islands..such a lovely scene of an underwater paradise..This was also the scene for some very bitter military fighting between the Allies and Japanese forces in WWII thanks again Arnold for this wonderful surprise card
Posted Koror.: PALAU.05 October : Arrived Sydney 24 October : traveled 19 days.

PALAU.:
Officially The Republic of Palau and is located in the western Pacific Ocean. The country contains approximately 340 islands forming the western chain of the Caroline Islands in Micronesia.and has an area of some 466 KM2 ( 180 SQ Miles ) .The most populus Island is Koror. The Capital Ngerulmud is located on the nearby Island of Babeldaob in Melekeok State. Palau shares maritime boundaries with Indonesia, The Philippines , and The Federated States of Micronesia.

Kiribati.

Kiritimati Is. TARAWA.: KIRIBATI.

 A nice surprise..a card from Kiribati. (pronounced Kira bas )This my first. Kiribati is now a sovereign State after becoming an independent nation from England in 1979.: Located in the Central Pacific Ocean the Nation comprises of 33 Atthols and reef Islands and one raised Coral Island named Banaba. with a total land area of 800 square kilometers the island group is spread out over 3.5 square kilometers  (1,351,000 square miles ) The population is just over 100,000 that live mostly on Tarawa Athol. The Capital and most populated area is South Tarawa. This is a part of what was the the previous" Gilbert and Ellice Islands" group.. Tarawa being in the "Gilberts".   Tarawa and other Islands of the Gilbert group were occupied by The Japanese Military Forces in the Second World War from 1941 to 1943.as a supply base and airfield on Betio Island.. This  became the scene for one of the first and most ferocious and bloodiest amphibious landings in 1943 by US forces that they had encountered . Tarawa was a costly and very gallant victory for the US Marines.
 Thank you so much Rianna for this lovely card that shows the Squeezing out and extraction of coconut oil in the traditional way on Kiritimati Island by local smiling Kiribati women..
 Posted Bairiki Tarawa: 02 December 2014: Received Sydney 03 January: 30 days. Xie Xie Rianna.

US. Saipan

Saipan : USA.


Thank you Karen for this great view from Saipan..You mention that it is famous for its diving and snorkelling..I can see why..Bird Island Lookout in this scene provides a spectacular view Bird Island and of the surrounding reef..