6 ATLASES

History of the Northern Mariana Islands in maps

The Northern Mariana Islands as it appears in 6 interactive history atlases, from 1931 to 1989: Northern Mariana Islands, Northern Marianas. Each era below lists who ruled the land and when control changed, linked to the dated map that shows it.

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What was the Northern Mariana Islands before it was Northern Mariana Islands? The sections below follow this land through every era covered by the Maps of History atlases: who ruled it, what it was called, and when control changed. Each line links to the dated map. Modern borders serve as an approximation, as each atlas says on the map itself.