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Spanish territory claimed the largest territory that later became a part of the United States.
Hawaii is the largest island in the United States with 4,021 square miles [10,414 square kilometers] , but is not the largest island in the world.
the largest island in the united states is Hawaii
No. It is an island on the Caribbean which is an unincorporated territory of the United States.
The largest island in Maine is Mount Desert Island. This island has an area of 108 square miles. It is the third largest island in the eastern United States.
The island of Puerto Rico in the Caribbean is sometimes called the world's oldest colony although it is now an incorporated territory of the United States. The largest colony in the world is currently New Caledonia in the Pacific Ocean which is owned by France.
To gain more territory for the United States
The United States of America consists of50 states,the District of Columbia,the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,the Territory of Guam,the Territory of American Samoa,the Territory of the United States Virgin Islands, andseveral smaller island holdings
Parts of NYC include the eastern part of Long Island.
Quebec is the largest province at 1,542,056 sq km. Nunavut is the largest territory at 2,093,190 sq km.
Brigadier General Francis Greene raised a U.S. flag on the Wake Atoll and claimed it for the United States in 1898 while en route to the Philippines during the Spanish-American War.Wake Island is claimed by both the United States and the Marshall Islands.
Guam is an island in the western Pacific Ocean and is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States