North Field
Four long, parallel runways cover the northern end of the island. Even today they form one of the most striking geometric patterns on any Pacific island map.
Minimalist map poster · United States
15.0119° N / 145.6280° E
A low, flat island in the Northern Marianas, marked by vast wartime runways and a street grid named after Manhattan.

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The island
Tinian lies just south-west of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands. From above it is fairly flat and compact, longer from north to south, with a plateau ringed by cliffs and limestone terraces that step down toward the sea. The coast is mostly rugged, with only a few sandy beaches. Farmland and scrub cover much of the interior, and the island's one village sits near the harbour in the south-west.
The most remarkable feature is at the northern end: North Field, a wartime airbase whose long, parallel runways are still clearly visible. During the war, the island's roads were laid out in a rough grid. Because the island's outline was thought to resemble Manhattan, the roads were given names such as Broadway. A Tinian map poster makes these straight, deliberate lines stand out.
In 1945, the B-29 bombers that carried the atomic bombs to Hiroshima and Nagasaki took off from North Field, and the loading pits are now marked as a memorial. Long before that, Tinian was home to Chamorro communities. The large stone pillars of the House of Taga, in San Jose, are among the best-known ancient structures in the Marianas.
Four long, parallel runways cover the northern end of the island. Even today they form one of the most striking geometric patterns on any Pacific island map.
American planners laid out the island's roads in a wide grid and named them after New York streets, and the pattern is still visible across Tinian's interior.
The island's main village, near the harbour in the south-west, with a compact street pattern and the ancient latte stones of the House of Taga.
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Why Tinian
Tinian is a map for historians, veterans' families and people with Chamorro and Carolinian roots on the island. Its runways and grid give it a bold, surprisingly graphic look for such a small place in the Pacific.
You can personalise the title, subtitle and coordinates line to mark a family history or a visit, and choose from five styles. Printed posters on matte paper ship from print partners in more than 30 countries.
Order the Tinian poster| Print size | Resolution | Files |
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| 30 × 40 cm11.8 × 15.7″ | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 29.7 × 42 cm (A3)11.7 × 16.5″ | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| 42 × 59.4 cm (A2)16.5 × 23.4″ | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 45.7 × 61 cm18 × 24″ | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm19.7 × 27.6″ | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm24 × 36″ | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
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