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Impossible U.S. Territories Quiz

Guess the territory! Be aware that all of the uninhabited, minor, and obscure bits of land claimed by the US of A are included. :)
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Last updated: November 27, 2023
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First submittedNovember 27, 2023
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This 2.1 sq. mi. island is in a territorial dispute with Haiti, which calls the island Lanavaz
Navassa Island
Most populous U.S. territory
Puerto Rico
Home to around 8,700 Vietnamese refugees during Operation New Life of 1975, but its population hovers around 300 today.
Wake Atoll
Was home to a failed settlement, called Itascatown, that in 1940 'boasted' 4 residents.
Howland Island
Home to 2 islands though name inplies one; also employs the slogan "Where America's day really starts."
Wake Atoll
Capital is Pago Pago
American Samoa
They were the highest oil consumers per capita on the globe in 2007
United States Virgin Islands
Mostly submerged, triangular reef
Kingman Reef
Formerly known as Bunker's Shoal; home to abandoned guano mines
Jarvis Island
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Far from Carolina but has a ethnic group known as Carolinians. Also home to Chamorros.
Northern Mariana Islands
To gain entry, a potential visitor needs a letter of authorization from the USAF
Johnson Atoll
Known by native inhabitants as Borikén or Borinquén
Puerto Rico
Workers at its guano mine called this island, aquired in 1857, Puaka‘ilima (Ilima Flower).
Baker Island
Its capital is Hagåtña, also known as Agana
Guam
Has been used as a naval refueling depot, an airbase, a testing site for nuclear and biological weapons, a secret missile base, and a site for the storage and disposal of chemical weapons and Agent Orange.
Johnson Atoll
Used the Danish West Indian daler despite being purchased by the U.S. in 1917.
United States Virgin Islands
Unofficial flag features an albatross; home to a famous naval base known previously as Henderson Field
Midway Atoll
Split from fellow members of its archipelago by the International Date Line
American Samoa
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