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File:Brown boobies atop pier posts at Johnston Atoll NWR.jpg
Brown boobies atop pier posts at Johnston Atoll, September 2005

The United States Minor Outlying Islands is a statistical designation applying to the minor outlying islands and groups of islands that comprise eight United States insular areas in the Pacific Ocean (Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll, and Wake Island) and one in the Caribbean Sea (Navassa Island).

It is defined by the International Organization for Standardization's ISO 3166-1 code. The entry code is ISO 3166-2:UM.

While the strategically important islands scattered across Polynesia and Micronesia are relatively small, they are rich in history and nature. The nearly barren Howland is famous for being the island renowned American pilot Amelia Earhart intended to land on before she vanished during her round-the-world flight in 1937. Wake, home to a now extinct flightless bird, was the site of a pitched World War II battle in 1941, and was an essential stopover for aircraft transiting the Pacific in the mid-20th century. Likewise, Midway Atoll is home to many corals and birds and was also the center of a famous battle of WW2, which helped turn the tide of the Pacific War. Other islands are rich in unique biodiversity, such as Palmyra, the site of a WW2 base. Johnston Atoll was a famous island for its Cold War base, when it was expanded and used to destroy chemical weapon stockpiles; it was also the site of a nuclear accident. Johnston was heavily modified with land expansion, while others are nearly untouched nature reserves.

HistoryEdit

In 1936, a colonization program began to settle Americans on Baker, Howland, and Jarvis islands. All were evacuated in 1942 due to World War II.<ref name=BakerHowland>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=Jarvis>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The International Organization for Standardization (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 Template:Mono. The code of Midway Atoll was Template:Mono, the code of Johnston Atoll was Template:Mono, and the code of Wake Island was Template:Mono. Before 1986, Navassa Island, along with several small islands in the Caribbean Sea that are no longer under U.S. sovereignty, were grouped under the term United States Miscellaneous Caribbean Islands, with FIPS country code Template:Mono.

The populated Stewart Islands, called Sikaiana and now effectively controlled by the Solomon Islands, are not included in official lists of U.S. Minor Outlying Islands. In 1856, the Kingdom of Hawaii Privy Council and King Kamehameha IV voted to accept their voluntary cession. The Kingdom later became the Republic of Hawaii, all of which was annexed by the United States in 1898. In 1959, the resulting federal U.S. Territory of Hawaii, excluding only Palmyra Atoll and Midway Atoll, became a U.S. state. Residents of the Stewart Islands, who are Polynesian like the native Hawaiians rather than Melanesian, claimed to be citizens of the United States since the Stewart Islands were given to King Kamehameha IV in 1856 and were part of Hawaii at the time of the United States annexation in 1898. The U.S. federal and Hawaii state governments informally accept the recent claim of the Solomon Islands over the Stewart Islands, and the United States makes no official claim of sovereignty.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

OverviewEdit

File:Palmyra Atoll Visitor Access Map.jpg
Visitor map for Palmyra Atoll

Except for Palmyra Atoll, all of these islands are unincorporated unorganized territories of the United States. Currently, none of the islands have any known permanent residents. However, military personnel, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service personnel, and temporarily stationed scientific and research staff are posted to some islands. The 2000 census counted 315 people on Johnston Atoll and 1 person on Wake Island.<ref>US Census 2000 Population Summary Template:Webarchive — see Table I</ref> The Territory of Palmyra Atoll is an incorporated territory, separated in 1959 from the rest of the former incorporated Territory of Hawaii when Hawaii became a state.

There has been no recorded modern Indigenous population, except at the 1940 census. During the late 2010s, the U.S. military began reinvesting in the airfield and other assets on Wake Island.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

The islands are grouped for statistical convenience. They are neither administered collectively nor share a single cultural or political history beyond being uninhabited islands under the sovereignty of the United States. They are all outside the customs territory of the United States and have no customs duties.<ref>Template:CodeFedReg</ref> Except for Midway Atoll, the Pacific islands are surrounded by large exclusive economic zones and are within the bounds of the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument.

They are collectively represented by the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code UM. The individual islands have ISO 3166-2 numerical codes.

The Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) ".um" has historically been assigned to the islands; however, the .um ccTLD was retired in January 2007.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Most of the U.S. Minor Outlying Islands islands are closed to the public. Visitors to islands such as Jarvis Island need a permit. Palmyra Atoll is open to the public, but there is no easy way to reach it.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Islands and atollsEdit

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Atoll or island IslandTemplate:BrareaTemplate:Br(Template:Km2) LagoonTemplate:Br(Template:Km2) Coordinates NWRTemplate:Brestablished Acquired FIPSTemplate:BrCodeTemplate:Efn-ua GECTemplate:Efn-ua<ref name="CIAWorldFactbook" />
North Pacific Ocean, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
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North Pacific Ocean, scattered isolated islands
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Johnston Atoll 2.6<ref name="USPI NWR" /> 130 Template:Coord citation CitationClass=web

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North Pacific Ocean, Northern Line Islands
Kingman Reef 0.01<ref name="USPI NWR" /> 76 Template:Coord citation CitationClass=web

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Palmyra AtollTemplate:Efn-ua 3.9<ref name="USPI NWR" /> 15 Template:Coord citation CitationClass=web

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North Pacific Ocean, Northern Phoenix Islands
Howland Island 2.6<ref name="USPI NWR" /> – Template:Coord 1974 Jun 27<ref name="BakerHowland" /> 1856 Oct 28 74100 HQ
Baker Island 2.1<ref name="USPI NWR" /> – Template:Coord 1974 Jun 27<ref name="BakerHowland" /> 1856 Oct 28 74050 FQ
South Pacific Ocean, Central Line Islands
Jarvis Island 5.0<ref name="USPI NWR" /> – Template:Coord 1974 Jun 27<ref name="Jarvis" /> 1856 Oct 28 74150 DQ
Caribbean Sea, Greater Antilles
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Caribbean Sea, scattered isolated islets
Bajo Nuevo BankTemplate:Efn-ua 0.02 155 Template:Coord 1869 Nov 22 (none) (none)
Serranilla BankTemplate:Efn-ua 0.02 1200 Template:Coord 1879 Sep 8Template:Br1880 Sep 13 (none) (none)
U.S. Minor Outlying Islands 34.3 267

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TransportationEdit

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Howland Island

AirportsEdit

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Airports in the United States Minor Outlying Islands provide critical emergency landing points across the vast Pacific Ocean for all aircraft types, allow for important military presence in key strategic zones, and have limited scheduled commercial services. The following is a list of island airports with ICAO (IATA) codes:

Other airports include:

  • Johnston Atoll Airport, Johnston Atoll (Formerly PJON/JON): The airport was built during WWII and saw significant commercial traffic during the second half of the 20th century. However, it was abandoned in 2003.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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SeaportsEdit

Three of the islands are listed with ports in the World Port Index,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> with World Port Number:

  • 56325 JOHNSTON ATOLL: Johnston Atoll
  • 56328 MIDWAY ISLAND: Midway Atoll
  • 56330 WAKE ISLAND: Wake Island
  • not listed WEST LAGOON: Palmyra Atoll

Baker Island, Howland Island, and Jarvis Island each have small boat landing places. Kingman Reef and Navassa Island only have offshore anchorages.

Flora and faunaEdit

See alsoEdit

ReferencesEdit

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External linksEdit

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