tanapag, harbor, 22667, 73667, 22667, 73667, primary, harbor, saipan, located, western, side, island, city, tanapag, separated, from, philippine, barrier, reef, located, about, miles, shore, this, reef, forms, saipan, lagoon, tanapag, harbor, with, managaha, i. Tanapag Harbor 15 13 36 N 145 44 12 E 15 22667 N 145 73667 E 15 22667 145 73667 is the primary harbor of Saipan and is located on the western side of the island in the city of Tanapag It is separated from the Philippine Sea by a barrier reef located about 3 km 2 miles off the shore This reef forms the Saipan Lagoon Tanapag harbor with Managaha island During World War II the harbor was occupied and used by Japan and later the United States as Naval Advance Base Saipan with the code name Dugout Zero Following the war the harbor facilities have been significantly expanded to provide support for the United States Navy 1 2 This port is also called Puetton Tanapag or the inner harbor The harbor should not be confused with the similarly named popular introductory SCUBA diving site at Tanapag Beach Dive sites of saipanSee also editMaritime Heritage Trail Battle of SaipanReferences edit Tanapag Harborpacificwrecks com Saipan at GlobalSecurity orgExternal links editOrientation to Tanapag with map nbsp This Northern Marianas location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tanapag Harbor amp oldid 1184627368, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
