Northern Mariana Islands

 Step 1 – Identifying Northern Mariana Islands

The Northern Mariana Islands is a United States overseas territory. As such, it is counted as the US for country streaks purposes.

The entire Google car is blurred, however an antenna at the front right can be seen. The antenna is also noticeably closer to the camera than in the Guam Google car.

Northern Mariana Islands have wooden poles, frequently with a crossbar at the top.

NOTE: Guam typically has concrete poles.

The Northern Mariana Islands uses blue street signs, unlike Guam, which use green street signs.

Northern Mariana Islands have a tropical climate with a lot of dense and somewhat low vegetation.

Royal Poinciana, Flamboyant Tree or Flame Tree (Delonix Regia) is the official tree of the Northern Mariana Islands and very common to see in the territory. Its wide crown with bright red flowers is easy to recognize.

NOTE: This tree is not common in Guam.

Both Northern Mariana Islands and Guam often have a very large number of road reflectors.

East Asian languages such as Japanese, Chinese, Korean, and even Russian are common to see in the Northern Mariana Islands.

NOTE: This is also the case in Guam.

 Step 2 – Regional clues

The only island with car coverage is the main island of Saipan. The islands north of that have no coverage. Tinian and Sinapalu south of Saipan only have tripod coverage.

Dense commercial areas can be found on the southern half of the west coast.

 Step 3 – Spotlight

The Suicide Cliff is a steep cliff with a lot of exposed rock near the northern tip of the island.