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American Samoa
American Samoa is a US territory in the South Pacific, comprising five volcanic islands and two coral atolls. It is the only US territory south of the equator and home to the National Park of American Samoa.
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Hawaii
Hawaii is an archipelago of volcanic islands in the Pacific, the only US state outside North America, with active volcanoes, Pearl Harbor, and a unique blend of Polynesian, Asian, and American cultures.
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Baker Island
Baker Island is an uninhabited equatorial atoll in the central Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Hawaii and Australia. Claimed by the United States in 1856 under the Guano Islands Act for its phosphate deposits, it is now a National Wildlife Refuge with abundant seabird colonies and pristine coral reefs.
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Howland Island
Howland Island is an uninhabited coral island just north of the equator in the central Pacific Ocean. Annexed by the US in 1857 under the Guano Islands Act, it became famous as the intended destination of Amelia Earhart's ill-fated 1937 round-the-world flight. Today it is a National Wildlife Refuge.
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Jarvis Island
Jarvis Island is an uninhabited coral island in the Line Islands chain of the South Pacific, claimed by the US under the Guano Islands Act of 1856. Once mined for phosphate, it is now an unspoiled National Wildlife Refuge known for its frigatebird and tropic bird colonies.
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Navassa Island
Navassa Island is an uninhabited limestone island in the Caribbean Sea between Jamaica and Haiti. Claimed by the United States in 1857 under the Guano Islands Act, its sovereignty is disputed by Haiti. Today it is a National Wildlife Refuge with strictly limited access for scientific research.
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Palmyra Atoll
Palmyra Atoll is a remote atoll in the Northern Line Islands. The only incorporated US territory and the only Minor Outlying Island still subject to the full US Constitution. Privately owned by The Nature Conservancy and the US Fish and Wildlife Service since 2000, it serves as a research station for marine and terrestrial ecology.
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Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda is a twin-island Caribbean state in the Leeward Islands, famous for 365 white-sand beaches — locals say one for every day of the year.
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Bahamas
The Bahamas is a Caribbean archipelago of 700 islands and 2,400 cays just off Florida's coast, famous for turquoise shallows, the swimming pigs of Big Major Cay, and offshore finance.