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- Palmyra Atoll is privately owned by the Nature Conservancy and administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior. It is an archipelago of about 50 small islands about 1.56 square miles (4 km²) in area that lies about 1,000 miles (1,600 km) south of Honolulu. The atoll was acquired by the United States in the 1898 annexation of the Republic of Hawaii. When the Territory of Hawaii was incorporated on April 30, 1900, Palmyra Atoll was incorporated as part of that territory. However, when Hawaii became a state in 1959, Palmyra Atoll was explicitly separated from the state, remaining an incorporated territory but receiving no new organized government.
There are in addition also "territories" that have the status of being incorporated but that are not organized:
- U.S. coastal waters out to 12 nautical miles
- U.S. flag vessels at sea.
- Guam
- Northern Mariana Islands (commonwealth)
- Puerto Rico (commonwealth)
- United States Virgin Islands
Islands in South Pacific
- American Samoa, self-governing under a constitution last revised in 1967
- Wake Island, inhabited by US Military and civilian contractors only
- Midway Islands, inhabited by caretakers
- Johnston Atoll, uninhabited
- Baker Island, uninhabited
- Howland Island, uninhabited
- Jarvis Island, uninhabited
- Kingman Reef, uninhabited
Islands in Americas
- Bajo Nuevo Bank, uninhabited (claimed by Colombia and Jamaica)
- Serranilla Bank, uninhabited (claimed by Colombia)
- Navassa Island, uninhabited (claimed by Haiti)
There is also a special kind of unincorporated unorganized territory:
- Certain parcels in foreign countries held by lease, such as military bases, depending on the terms of a lease, treaty, or status of forces agreement with the host country.
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US territories must be what?
under control of the us
What are the five territories owned by the us?
Puerto RicoGuamAmerican SamoaThe U.S. Virgin IslandsThe Northern Mariana Islandsdistrict of coumbia
Which of these is not one of the territories that the US added outside borders Mexico Hawaii wake island midway island?
Mexico
Can people living in us territories join the us military?
Yes
Spanish American War which territories did the U.S. keep?
Guam and Puerto Rico remain US Territories.
Name two US Territories?
well who cares
What happened to Guam territories as a result of the spanish-American war?
It became one of the US territories.
What of these is not one of the territories that the US added outside its borders?
mexico
What are the The US' Pacific possessions?
The US has many possessions in the Pacific, one well known one is Hawaii, a US state added in 1959, but there are other Pacific territories. Unincorporated Organized Territories Unincorporated territories are territories where the US Constitution doesn’t automatically apply. Organized territories are territories that are self-governing to a degree. They are… Guam Northern Mariana Islands Unincorporated Unorganized Territories Unincorporated territories are territories where the US Constitution doesn’t automatically apply. Unorganized territories are territories that are not self-governing. They are… Howland Island Wake Island Jarvis Island Johnston Atoll Kingman Reef Midway Reef American Samoa (It has an organized government, but Congress hasn’t updated American Samoa yet) Incorporated Unorganized Territories Incorporated territories are territories where the US Constitution automatically applies. Unorganized territories are territories that are not self-governing. Palmyra Atoll Freely Associated Countries These are independent countries, and are recognized as such, but there in a deal with the US, where the US defends, and economically supports these countries, in exchange for being allowed to build military bases. People from the US can live, and work in these countries, and people from these countries can live, and work in the US. Palau Marshall Islands Federated States of Micronesia
Does Fahrenheit mean it is warm?
No, it means you're in the US or one of its territories.
What is the name of five large lakes in the northern part of the US and how are they used?
What is the name of five large lakes in the northern part of the US and how are they used?
Which five areas in Canada do not share any of their border with the US?
Nova Scotia, Labrador, New Foundland, Yukon Territories, and Nunavut
What are the names of the territories of the US?
The five organized unincorporated U.S. territories are, from east to west,:The Northern Mariana IslandsGuamThe U.S. Virgin IslandsPuerto RicoAmerican SamoaThe U.S. also has nine unorganized territories, islands with no permanent residents. Eight are unincorporated, and one is incorporated.The eight unorganized unincorporated U.S. territories are:Navassa IslandJarvis IslandKingman ReefJohnston AtollBaker IslandHowland IslandMidway IslandsWake IslandThe one unorganized incorporated U.S. territory is Palmyra Atoll.
What one name is used to describe the five bodies of water that separate the US and Canada?
That would be the Great Lakes
What country is not currently a possession of the US?
The US is just one country among many. It does not own other countries, even though it does own some small territories in or near some others. If you are looking for a name, then Russia is one of the many.
Would you say there are five of us or there is five of us?
Five is plural (more than one). Therefore, the correct sentence, grammatically speaking, would be "there are five of us".
What do a person become when they born in a us territory?
One important thing people born in the US territories become is a US citizen.
