Guguan Island has a land area of 4.1 square kilometers and is an active volcano with two cones, one of which is dormant. It is protected from development by the CNMI Constitution as it has been declared a wildlife conservation area, with large seabird colonies of Sooty Terns (Sterna fuscata), Gray-backed Terns (S. lunata), Brown Noddies (Anous stolidus), Black Noddies (A. minutus), and Red-footed Boobies (Sula sula). The reef communities observed around most of Guguan are as well developed as any seen in the northern islands, except for Maug. Unlike the exposed southeast shores of other northern islands, Guguan's southeast shore has developed reef communities.
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