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The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of Alaska from the Russian Empire by the United States for a sum of $7.2 million in 1867 (equivalent to $129 million in 2023). On May 15 of that year, the United States Senate ratified a bilateral treaty that had been signed on March 30, and American sovereignty became legally effective across the territory on October 18.
Uninhabited Pacific islands of the United States‎ (10 C, 10 P) Pages in category "Uninhabited islands of the United States" The following 36 pages are in this category, out of 36 total.
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Gooseberry Island - Prudence Island, Newport County Gooseberry Island - Narragansett Pier , Washington County Gooseberry Island - Lat. - 41.373'N/Lon. - 71.618'W, Kingston , Washington County
Islands go for as little as $15 million, but owning one can either be a "slice of heaven or a slice of hell," one developer told Insider.
Hypothetical United States territory (in red) if Denmark were to sell Greenland to USA. Since 1867, the United States has considered, or made, several proposals to purchase the island of Greenland from Denmark, as it did with the Danish West Indies in 1917. While Greenland remains an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, a 1951 ...
Sandy Point Island (more commonly referred to as Sandy Point) is a 35-acre (14 ha) island in Little Narragansett Bay, lying mostly in Westerly, Rhode Island and partly in Stonington, Connecticut. Once an extension of Napatree Point , Sandy Point is now a one-mile-long (1.6 km) island that serves as an important nature preserve and recreation site.
North and South Brother Islands are a pair of small islands located in New York City 's East River between the mainland Bronx and Rikers Island. North Brother Island was once the site of the Riverside Hospital for quarantinable diseases but is now uninhabited. [ 1] The islands had long been privately owned, but was purchased by the federal ...