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U.S. Outlying Islands

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U.S. Outlying Islands · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov

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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 and territories 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.

From Wikipedia: United States Minor Outlying Islands · CC BY-SA 4.0

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  • Brown boobies atop pier posts at Johnston Atoll, September 2005
    Brown boobies atop pier posts at Johnston Atoll, September 2005U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters · Public domain
  • Howland Island
    Howland IslandNASA · Public domain

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