United States Minor Outlying Islands

1856

In 1856, the Kingdom of Hawaii Privy Council and King Kamehameha IV voted to accept their voluntary cession.

Residents of the Stewart Islands, who are Polynesian like the native Hawaiians rather than Melanesian, claimed to be citizens of the United States since the Stewart Islands were given to King Kamehameha IV in 1856 and were part of Hawaii at the time of the United States' annexation in 1898.

1898

The Kingdom later became the Republic of Hawaii, all of which was annexed by the United States in 1898.

Residents of the Stewart Islands, who are Polynesian like the native Hawaiians rather than Melanesian, claimed to be citizens of the United States since the Stewart Islands were given to King Kamehameha IV in 1856 and were part of Hawaii at the time of the United States' annexation in 1898.

1940

The 2000 census counted 315 people on Johnston Atoll and 94 people on Wake Atoll. There has been no modern indigenous population, except at the 1940 census. The islands are grouped together as a statistical convenience.

1959

In 1959, the resulting federal U.S.

The Territory of Palmyra Atoll is an incorporated territory, separated in 1959 from the rest of the former incorporated Territory of Hawaii when Hawaii became a state.

1974

From 1974 until 1986, five of the islands (Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Palmyra Atoll, and Kingman Reef) were grouped under the term United States Miscellaneous Pacific Islands, with ISO 3166 code .

1986

From 1974 until 1986, five of the islands (Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Palmyra Atoll, and Kingman Reef) were grouped under the term United States Miscellaneous Pacific Islands, with ISO 3166 code .

Prior to 1986, Navassa Island, along with several small islands in the Caribbean Sea that are no longer under U.S.

2000

The 2000 census counted 315 people on Johnston Atoll and 94 people on Wake Atoll. There has been no modern indigenous population, except at the 1940 census. The islands are grouped together as a statistical convenience.

2003

However, it was abandoned in 2003. === Seaports === Three of the islands are listed with ports in the World Port Index, with World Port Number: 56325 JOHNSTON ATOLL: Johnston Atoll 56328 MIDWAY ISLAND: Midway Atoll 56330 WAKE ISLAND: Wake Atoll not listed WEST LAGOON: Palmyra Atoll Baker Island, Howland Island, and Jarvis Island each have a small boat landing place.

2007

The individual islands have ISO 3166-2 numerical codes. The Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) ".um" has historically been assigned to the islands; however, the .um ccTLD was retired in January 2007. Most of the islands in the U.S.




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