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The first insular areas that the United States occupied were Baker Island, Howland Island and Navassa Island (1857) then Johnston Atoll and Jarvis Island (both in 1858) would be claimed. After the Spanish–American War in 1898, several territories were taken that are still under U.S. sovereignty (Puerto Rico and Guam, both in 1898). [ 3 ]
Major regions of California. This is a list of regions of California, organized by location. ... San Francisco Bay Area. East Bay. Oakland–Alameda County; Tri ...
5 California. 6 Colorado. 7 Connecticut. 8 Delaware. 9 Florida. 10 Georgia. 11 Hawaii. 12 Idaho. 13 Illinois. ... including its insular areas, which are listed at the ...
Pages in category "Insular areas of the United States-related lists" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
Society in insular areas of the United States (15 C) Pages in category "Insular areas of the United States" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total.
Island Image Coordinates Counties Description Bird Rock: 5]: Marin : Small Pacific island west of Tomales Point, primarily a seabird colony. It covers 2 acres (0.81 ha). : Hog Island (Tomales Bay): Marin : A 2-acre (0.81 ha) island in Tomales Bay. : Año Nuevo Island: 6]: San Mateo : Small Pacific island, about 0.2 miles (0.32 km) long, near Año Nuevo (New Year's) Point, south of the Golden ...
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 two ...
Pautah County, California was created in 1852 out of territory which, the state of California assumed, was to be ceded to it by the United States Congress from territory in what is now the state of Nevada. When the cession never occurred, the California State Legislature officially abolished the never-organized county in 1859. [4]