| Island
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Region
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Alternate name
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Coordinates
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Current Status
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Resolution of U.S. claim[1]
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| Alto Velo Island
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Caribbean
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Isla Alto Velo
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17°28′42″N 71°38′05″W / 17.4782°N 71.6347°W / 17.4782; -71.6347 (Alto Velo Island)
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Dominican Republic
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Dormant (see Alto Velo Claim)
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| Atafu
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Oceania
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Duke of York Group
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8°33′06″S 172°30′03″W / 8.55167°S 172.50083°W / -8.55167; -172.50083 (Atafu)
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Tokelau
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Treaty of Tokehega
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| Bajo Nuevo Bank
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Caribbean
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Petrel Islands
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15°53′N 78°38′W / 15.883°N 78.633°W / 15.883; -78.633 (Bajo Nuevo Bank)
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Disputed
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Remains in place as an unincorporated territory. Also claimed by Colombia, Jamaica, and Nicaragua.
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| Baker Island
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Oceania
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New Nantucket
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0°11′41″N 176°28′46″W / 0.19472°N 176.47944°W / 0.19472; -176.47944 (Baker Island)
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US Minor Islands
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Unincorporated territory
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| Birnie Island
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Oceania
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3°35′S 171°33′W / 3.583°S 171.550°W / -3.583; -171.550 (Birnie Island)
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Kiribati
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Treaty of Tarawa
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| Butaritari
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Oceania
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Makin Atoll, Touching Island
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3°10′04″N 172°49′33″E / 3.16778°N 172.82583°E / 3.16778; 172.82583 (Butaritari)
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Kiribati
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Treaty of Tarawa
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| Caroline Island
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Oceania
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Millennium Island
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9°56′13.13″S 150°12′41.40″W / 9.9369806°S 150.2115000°W / -9.9369806; -150.2115000 (Caroline Island)
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Kiribati
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Treaty of Tarawa
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| Carondelet Reef
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Oceania
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5°34′S 173°51′W / 5.567°S 173.850°W / -5.567; -173.850 (Carondelet Reef)
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Kiribati
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Treaty of Tarawa
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| Clipperton Island
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Pacific Ocean
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Passion Island
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10°18′N 109°13′W / 10.300°N 109.217°W / 10.300; -109.217 (Clipperton Island)
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France
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Original treaty between Mexico and France, Also claimed by Mexico.
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| Ducie Island
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Oceania
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24°40′09″S 124°47′11″W / 24.66917°S 124.78639°W / -24.66917; -124.78639 (Ducie Island)
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British Territory
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Dormant. Administered by Pitcairn Islands.
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| Enderbury Island
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Oceania
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Guano Island
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3°08′S 171°05′W / 3.133°S 171.083°W / -3.133; -171.083 (Enderbury Island)
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Kiribati
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Treaty of Tarawa
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| Fakaofo
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Oceania
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Bowditch Island
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9°21′55″S 171°12′54″W / 9.36528°S 171.21500°W / -9.36528; -171.21500 (Fakaofo)
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Tokelau
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Treaty of Tokehega
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| Flint Island
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Oceania
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11°25′48″S 151°49′9″W / 11.43000°S 151.81917°W / -11.43000; -151.81917 (Flint Island)
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Kiribati
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Treaty of Tarawa
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| Fox Island
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Atlantic Ocean
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47°06′18″N 65°00′00″W / 47.105°N 65.0°W / 47.105; -65.0 (Fox Island)
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Canada
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Dormant
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| French Frigate Shoals
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Oceania
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Kānemiloha'i
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23°44′56″N 166°8′46″W / 23.74889°N 166.14611°W / 23.74889; -166.14611 (French Frigate Shoals)
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Hawaii
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Assumed sole competing claim through annexation of Hawaii (1898); included in State of Hawaii (1959).
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| Funafuti
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Oceania
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8°31′S 179°13′E / 8.517°S 179.217°E / -8.517; 179.217 (Funafuti)
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Tuvalu
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Tuvalu-US Treaty of 1983
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| Howland Island
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Oceania
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Worth Island
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0°48′07″N 176°38′3″W / 0.80194°N 176.63417°W / 0.80194; -176.63417 (Howland Island)
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US Minor Islands
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Unincorporated territory
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| Isla Aves
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Caribbean
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Isla de Aves
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15°40′18″N 63°36′59″W / 15.67167°N 63.61639°W / 15.67167; -63.61639 (Isla Aves)
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Venezuela
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United States–Venezuela Maritime Boundary Treaty
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| Iles du Connétable
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Atlantic Ocean
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Constable Islands
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4°49′25″N 51°56′11″W / 4.82361°N 51.93639°W / 4.82361; -51.93639 (Iles du Connétable)
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France
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Rescinded. Administered by French Guiana.
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| Jarvis Island
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Oceania
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Bunker Island
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0°22′S 160°01′W / 0.367°S 160.017°W / -0.367; -160.017 (Jarvis Island)
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US Minor Islands
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Unincorporated territory
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| Johnston Atoll
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Oceania
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16°44′13″N 169°31′26″W / 16.737°N 169.524°W / 16.737; -169.524 (Johnston Atoll)
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US Minor Islands
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Unincorporated territory
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| Kanton Island
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Oceania
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Canton Island
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2°50′S 171°40′W / 2.833°S 171.667°W / -2.833; -171.667 (Kanton Island)
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Kiribati
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Treaty of Tarawa
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| Kingman Reef
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Oceania
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Danger Rock
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6°24′N 162°24′W / 6.400°N 162.400°W / 6.400; -162.400 (Kingman Reef)
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US Minor Islands
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Unincorporated territory
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| Kiritimati
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Oceania
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Christmas Island
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1°52′N 157°24′W / 1.867°N 157.400°W / 1.867; -157.400 (Kiritimati)
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Kiribati
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Treaty of Tarawa
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| Lacepede Islands
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Oceania
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Lacapade [sic] Islands
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16°51′55″S 122°08′12″E / 16.86528°S 122.13667°E / -16.86528; 122.13667 (Lacepede Islands)
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Australia
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Claim made on 26 June 1876; repudiated by US government in 1877.
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| Makin (islands)
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Oceania
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Little Makin
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3°23′00″N 173°00′00″E / 3.38333°N 173.00000°E / 3.38333; 173.00000 (Makin (islands))
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Kiribati
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Treaty of Tarawa
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| Malden Island
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Oceania
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Independence Island
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4°01′S 154°56′W / 4.017°S 154.933°W / -4.017; -154.933 (Malden Island)
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Kiribati
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Treaty of Tarawa
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| Manihiki
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Oceania
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Island of Pearls
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10°24′S 161°00′W / 10.400°S 161.000°W / -10.400; -161.000 (Manihiki)
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Cook Islands
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Cook Islands–United States Maritime Boundary Treaty
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| Manra Island
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Oceania
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Sydney Island
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4°27′S 171°16′W / 4.450°S 171.267°W / -4.450; -171.267 (Manra Island)
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Kiribati
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Treaty of Tarawa
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| McKean Island
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Oceania
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Wigram Island
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3°35′S 174°02′W / 3.583°S 174.033°W / -3.583; -174.033 (McKean Island)
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Kiribati
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Treaty of Tarawa
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| Midway Atoll
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Oceania
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Middlebrook Islands
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28°12′N 177°21′W / 28.200°N 177.350°W / 28.200; -177.350 (Midway Atoll)
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US Minor Islands
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Unincorporated territory
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| Minami Torishima
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Oceania
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Marcus Island
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24°18′N 153°58′E / 24.300°N 153.967°E / 24.300; 153.967 (Minami Torishima)
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Japan
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Returned to Japan in 1968 after it had been given to US by Treaty of San Francisco
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| Navassa Island
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Caribbean
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Navaza
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18°24′10″N 75°0′45″W / 18.40278°N 75.01250°W / 18.40278; -75.01250 (Navassa Island)
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US Minor Islands
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Unincorporated territory. Also claimed by Haiti.
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| Nikumaroro
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Oceania
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Gardner Island
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4°40′S 174°31′W / 4.667°S 174.517°W / -4.667; -174.517 (Nikumaroro)
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Kiribati
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Treaty of Tarawa
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| Niulakita
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Oceania
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Sophia Island
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10°45′S 179°30′E / 10.750°S 179.500°E / -10.750; 179.500 (Niulakita)
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Tuvalu
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Tuvalu-US Treaty of 1983
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| Nukufetau
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Oceania
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8°00′S 178°30′E / 8.000°S 178.500°E / -8.000; 178.500 (Nukufetau)
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Tuvalu
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Tuvalu-US Treaty of 1983
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| Nukulaelae
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Oceania
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9°22′52″S 179°51′08″E / 9.38111°S 179.85222°E / -9.38111; 179.85222 (Nukulaelae)
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Tuvalu
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Tuvalu-US Treaty of 1983
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| Nukunonu
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Oceania
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Duke of Clarence Island
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9°10′06″S 171°48′35″W / 9.16833°S 171.80972°W / -9.16833; -171.80972 (Nukunonu)
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Tokelau
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Treaty of Tokehega
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| Orona
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Oceania
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Hull Island
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4°30′S 172°10′W / 4.500°S 172.167°W / -4.500; -172.167 (Orona)
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Kiribati
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Treaty of Tarawa
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| Palmyra Atoll
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Oceania
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5°53′N 162°5′W / 5.883°N 162.083°W / 5.883; -162.083 (Palmyra Atoll)
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US Minor Islands
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Incorporated territory.[2] U.S. assumed sole competing claim through annexation of Hawaii (1898), but not included in State of Hawaii (1959).
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| Penrhyn Island
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Oceania
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Tongareva
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9°00′20″S 157°58′10″W / 9.00556°S 157.96944°W / -9.00556; -157.96944 (Penrhyn Island)
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Cook Islands
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Cook Islands–United States Maritime Boundary Treaty
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| Pukapuka
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Oceania
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San Bernardo Island
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10°53′S 165°40′W / 10.883°S 165.667°W / -10.883; -165.667 (Pukapuka)
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Cook Islands
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Cook Islands–United States Maritime Boundary Treaty
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| Quita Sueño Bank
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Caribbean
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Quitasueño
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14°19′N 81°10′W / 14.317°N 81.167°W / 14.317; -81.167 (Quita Sueño Bank)
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Colombia
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Vasquez-Saccio Treaty of 1981
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| Rakahanga
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Oceania
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Grand Duke Alexander Island
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10°02′S 161°05′W / 10.033°S 161.083°W / -10.033; -161.083 (Rakahanga)
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Cook Islands
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Cook Islands–United States Maritime Boundary Treaty
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| Rawaki Island
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Oceania
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Phoenix Island
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3°42′40″S 170°42′43″W / 3.711°S 170.712°W / -3.711; -170.712 (Rawaki Island)
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Kiribati
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Treaty of Tarawa
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| Roncador Bank
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Caribbean
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13°34′N 80°05′W / 13.567°N 80.083°W / 13.567; -80.083 (Roncador Bank)
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Colombia
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Vasquez-Saccio Treaty of 1981
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| Rosalind Bank
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Caribbean
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Rosa Linda Bank
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16°26′N 80°31′W / 16.433°N 80.517°W / 16.433; -80.517 (Rosalind Bank)
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Disputed
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Multiple nations claim this submerged bank as a part of their EEZs. The Colombia-US Vasquez-Saccio Treaty of 1981 is silent on the matter. Claimed by Colombia, Nicaragua, Honduras, the United States, and Jamaica.
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| Scorpion Reef
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Gulf of Mexico
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Arrecife Alacranes (Isla Pérez, Isla Chica, Isla Pajoras)
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22°24′N 89°42′W / 22.400°N 89.700°W / 22.400; -89.700 (Scorpion Reef)
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Mexico
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Abandoned claim in 1894[3]
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| Serrana Bank
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Caribbean
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14°20′N 80°20′W / 14.333°N 80.333°W / 14.333; -80.333 (Serrana Bank)
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Colombia
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Vasquez-Saccio Treaty of 1981
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| Serranilla Bank
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Caribbean
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15°50′N 79°50′W / 15.833°N 79.833°W / 15.833; -79.833 (Serranilla Bank)
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Disputed
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May remain in place; Vasquez-Saccio Treaty of 1981 silent on the matter. Colombia and Jamaica agreed to a condominium; Nicaragua also lays claim.
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| Starbuck Island
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Oceania
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Volunteer Island
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5°37′S 155°56′W / 5.617°S 155.933°W / -5.617; -155.933 (Starbuck Island)
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Kiribati
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Treaty of Tarawa
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| Swains Island[4]
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Oceania
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11°03′20″S 171°04′40″W / 11.05556°S 171.07778°W / -11.05556; -171.07778 (Swains Island)
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American Samoa
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Treaty of Tokehega
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| Swan Islands
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Caribbean
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Islas Santanilla
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17°24′38″N 83°55′19″W / 17.41056°N 83.92194°W / 17.41056; -83.92194 (Swan Islands)
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Honduras
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Honduras-US Treaty of 1972
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| Tabuaeran
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Oceania
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Fanning Island
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3°51′36″N 159°21′52″W / 3.86000°N 159.36444°W / 3.86000; -159.36444 (Tabuaeran)
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Kiribati
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Treaty of Tarawa
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| Teraina
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Oceania
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Washington Island
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4°41′00″N 160°22′40″W / 4.68333°N 160.37778°W / 4.68333; -160.37778 (Teraina)
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Kiribati
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Treaty of Tarawa
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| Triángulo Oeste
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Gulf of Mexico
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West Triangle
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20°57′N 92°14′W / 20.95°N 92.23°W / 20.95; -92.23 (Triángulo Oeste)
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Mexico
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Abandoned claim in 1895
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| Vostok Island
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Oceania
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Staver Island
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10°06′S 152°23′W / 10.100°S 152.383°W / -10.100; -152.383 (Vostok Island)
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Kiribati
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Treaty of Tarawa
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| Winslow Reef
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Oceania
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1°36′S 174°57′W / 1.600°S 174.950°W / -1.600; -174.950 (Winslow Reef)
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Kiribati
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Treaty of Tarawa
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