Islands
| Atoll/Island | Island Area km² |
Lagoon km² |
Coordinates | NWR Established |
Date of Acquisition |
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Northern Pacific Ocean, scattered isolated islands |
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| Wake IslandA | 7.4 | 6 | 19°18′N 166°38′E / 19.3°N 166.633°E / 19.3; 166.633 (Wake Island) | 2009 January 6 | 1899 January 17 | |||
| Johnston AtollB | 2.52 | 130 | 16°45′N 169°31′W / 16.75°N 169.517°W / 16.75; -169.517 (Johnston Atoll) | 1926 July 29 | 1859 September 6 | |||
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Northern Pacific Ocean, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands |
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| Midway Atoll | 5.18 | 40 | 28°13′N 177°22′W / 28.217°N 177.367°W / 28.217; -177.367 (Midway Atoll) | 1996 November 1 | 1867 August 28 | |||
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Central Pacific Ocean, Northern Line Islands |
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| Kingman Reef | 0.01 | 76 | 6°24′N 162°24′W / 6.4°N 162.4°W / 6.4; -162.4 (Kingman Reef) | 2001 January 18 | 1860 February 8 | |||
| Palmyra AtollB | 6.56 | 15 | 5°53′N 162°05′W / 5.883°N 162.083°W / 5.883; -162.083 (Palmyra Atoll) | 2001 January 18 | 1912 February 21 | |||
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Central Pacific Ocean, Central Line Islands |
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| Jarvis Island | 4.45 | - | 0°22′S 160°01′W / 0.367°S 160.017°W / -0.367; -160.017 (Jarvis Island) | 1974 June 27 | 1856 October 28 | |||
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Central Pacific Ocean, Northern Phoenix Islands |
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| Baker Island | 1.24 | - | 0°12′N 176°29′W / 0.2°N 176.483°W / 0.2; -176.483 (Baker Island) | 1974 June 27 | 1856 October 28 | |||
| Howland Island | 1.62 | - | 0°48′N 176°37′W / 0.8°N 176.617°W / 0.8; -176.617 (Howland Island) | 1974 June 27 | 1856 October 28 | |||
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Caribbean Sea |
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| Navassa IslandC | 5.2 | - | 18°24′N 75°01′W / 18.4°N 75.017°W / 18.4; -75.017 (Navassa Island) | 1999 December 3 | 1858 October 31 | |||
| Bajo Nuevo BankD | 0.02 | 155 | 15°53′N 78°38′W / 15.883°N 78.633°W / 15.883; -78.633 (Bajo Nuevo Bank) | N/A | 1869 November 22 | |||
| Serranilla BankD | 0.02 | 1200 | 15°50′N 79°50′W / 15.833°N 79.833°W / 15.833; -79.833 (Serranilla Bank) | N/A | 1879 September 8 1880 September 13 |
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| U.S. Minor Outlying Islands | 34.2 | 267 | ||||||
| A Claimed by the Marshall Islands B Previously claimed by Hawaii when independent. Palmyra was officially part of Hawaii until 1959. C Claimed by Haiti D These islands are disputed with Colombia, Jamaica and Nicaragua, and are not included in the ISO list of territories; their areas are not included in the totals. |
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