Oceania

Guam

Location

Oceania, island in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines.

Personal security, general travel, navigation, hot weather injuries, personal hygiene, sanitation / sterilisation, clothing & equipment, emergency first aid, cultures / customs, communications, emergency shelters.

Use bottled water.

Volcanic origin, surrounded by coral reefs; relatively flat coralline limestone plateau (source of most fresh water), with steep coastal cliffs and narrow coastal plains in north, low hills in centre, mountains in south.

Tropical marine; generally warm and humid, moderated by north-east trade winds; dry season from January to June, rainy season from July to December; little seasonal temperature variation.

Frequent squalls during rainy season; relatively rare, but potentially very destructive typhoons (June - December).

Hepatitis A, polio, typhoid.

Extirpation of native bird population by the rapid proliferation of the brown tree snake, an exotic, invasive species.

No major issues.

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