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What are the Minor Outlying Islands?

Join us in celebrating the joy of learning, guided by standards you can trust. What are the United States Minor Outlying Islands? The United States Minor Outlying Islands consist of 11, mostly uninhabited islands in the Pacific (8 islands) and the Caribbean (3 islands) that are considered insular areas of the United States.

When was the United States Minor Outlying Islands created?

ISO introduced the term "United States Minor Outlying Islands" in 1986. From 1974 until 1986, five of the islands (Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Palmyra Atoll, and Kingman Reef) were grouped under the term United States Miscellaneous Pacific Islands, with ISO 3166 code PU.

How many inhabited islands are there in the United States?

The U.S. has five permanently inhabited territories: Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands in the Caribbean Sea, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands in the North Pacific Ocean, and American Samoa in the South Pacific Ocean. [note 5] American Samoa is in the Southern Hemisphere, while the other four are in the Northern Hemisphere.

What islands were occupied by the United States during World War II?

Canton and Enderbury Islands (1939–1979): condominium jointly administered by the United States and the United Kingdom. Nanpō Islands and Marcus Island (1945–1968): occupied after World War II and returned to Japan by mutual agreement.

Which Pacific Islands are inhabited by the US Navy?

As of 2008, only one of the islands, Wake Island in the Pacific, is permanently inhabited by the US Navy and US Army. The other islands have had transient military activity or small colonies over the course of the last century. The Pacific islands are the following:

Are all US territories unorganized?

All of the U.S. territories without permanent non-military populations are unorganized. The Office of Insular Affairs coordinates federal administration of the U.S. territories and freely associated states, except for Puerto Rico.