Mount Alifan is a peak on the U.S. island
territory
A territory is an area of land, sea, or space, particularly belonging or connected to a country, person, or animal.
In international politics, a territory is usually either the total area from which a state may extract power resources or a ...
of
Guam
Guam (; ch, Guåhan ) is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the Micronesia subregion of the western Pacific Ocean. It is the westernmost point and territory of the United States (reckoned from the geographic cent ...
. It is located in
Agat on the south-west of the island. Alifan is the highest point overseeing
Agat Bay
Agat Bay is a bay on the west coast of Guam. Its northern boundary is the Orote Peninsula, occupied entirely by Naval Base Guam, which itself lies within the village of Sånta Rita-Sumai, Guam, Sånta Rita-Sumai. The bay stretches south along the c ...
and was the site of fierce fighting during the
1944 U.S. invasion of Guam after four years of
Japanese occupation. The
War in the Pacific National Historical Park
The War in the Pacific National Historical Park is a multi-unit protected area in the United States territory of Guam, which was established in 1978 in honor of those who participated in the Pacific Theater of World War II. Uniquely among the N ...
owns a "Mt. Alifan Unit" but it is undeveloped.
References
Mountains of Guam
Agat, Guam
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