Dungcas Beach Defense Guns, Tamuning

Name: Dungcas Beach Defense Guns
Address: Tamuning, Guam

#4 among attractions in Tamuning

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The Dungcas Beach Defense Guns are an old World War II Japanese fortification in the United States territory of Guam. It consists of a tunnel dug in the coral limestone of the cliffs overlooking the beach on the northeast east side of Hagåtña Bay on the west side of the island. The tunnel has two guns mounted at openings facing the beach. This fortification was built by the 48th Independent Mixed Brigade of the 29th Division of the Imperial Japanese Army, during its occupation of the island 1941–44. The guns from this position were probably fired on landing Allied forces during the 1944 Battle of Guam, in which the United States retook the island. ()

Built: 1942 (82 years ago)Coordinates: 13°29'26"N, 144°46'23"E

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Dungcas Beach Defense Guns – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Nike, Micronesia Mall, Agana Shopping Center, UnderWater World Guam.

0.6 miE
Shopping, Concerts and shows, Shopping centre
Nike, Tamuning
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3.7 miNE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Micronesia Mall, Dededo
94 min walk • Micronesia Mall, in Dededo at the intersection of Guam highways 1 and 16, is the largest shopping center in the Western Pacific in the United States territory of Guam. The Micronesia Mall is a shopping mall with over 100 stores and restaurants.
1.8 miSW
Shopping centre, Shopping
Agana Shopping Center, Hagåtña
45 min walk • Agana Shopping Center is a shopping center located in downtown Hagåtña, in the United States territory of Guam. Opening in 1978, the mall is one of numerous malls on Guam. Main competitors include Micronesia Mall, Guam's largest shopping mall and Guam Premier Outlets in Tamuning.
2.8 miNE
Zoo
UnderWater World Guam, Dededo
71 min walk • UnderWater World Guam is one of the longest tunnel-aquariums in the world and the only oceanarium in the United States territory of Guam. The aquarium opened in 1999 and has more than 2,000 animals representing more than 80 different species.
1.9 miSW
Park
Plaza de España, Hagåtña
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1.9 miSW
Park
Latte Stone Park, Hagåtña
50 min walk • Latte Stone Park, officially Senator Angel Leon Guerrero Santos Latte Stone Memorial Park, is an urban park in Hagåtña, Guam. Established in the 1950s and operated by the Guam Department of Parks and Recreation, it is best known for its set of eight historical latte stones, which were transferred from their original site in Fena.
1.8 miSW
Cathedral with enshrined saint statue
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3.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, View point
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2.1 miSW
Forts and castles
Fort Santa Agueda, Hagåtña
53 min walk • Fort Santa Agueda, on Guam Highway 7 in Hagåtña, Guam, dates from about 1800, during the 1784-1802 administration of Spanish governor Manuel Moro. It was an uncovered fort with a manposteria parapet, rising about 10 feet above a sloping hillside. It is listed on the U.S.
1.8 miSW
Bridge
Agana Spanish Bridge, Hagåtña
47 min walk • The Agana Spanish Bridge is a stone arch bridge built in 1800 in Hagåtña, Guam, during the administration of Spanish governor Manuel Muro. It is the only surviving Spanish bridge in Hagåtña, which is the capital of the United States territory of Guam.
2.5 miNE
Archaeological site
Tumon Bay Japanese fortifications
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