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The World Factbook: Background: :: All of the following US Pacific island territories except Midway Atoll constitute the Pacific Remote Islands National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) Complex and as such are managed by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior. Midway Atoll NWR has been included in a Refuge Complex with the Hawaiian Islands NWR and also designated as part of Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument. These remote refuges are the most widespread collection of marine- and ...read more [Source: The World Factbook] Wikipedia: The United States Minor Outlying Islands, a statistical designation defined by the International Organization for Standardization's ISO 3166-1 code, consist of eight United States insular areas in the Pacific Ocean (Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Islands, Palmyra Atoll, and Wake Island) and one in the Caribbean Sea, Navassa Island....read more [Source: Wikipedia]

Expertise (alphabetical order)


Official Websites

  • US Department of the Interior - Office of ...
  • Pacific Remote Island Area (PRIA) - Pacifi...

    Administrative Areas

    Baker (USA) (Island)
    Howland (USA) (Island)
    Jarvis island (USA) (Island)
    Johnston (USA) (Atoll)
    Kingman Reef (USA) (Reef)
    Midway (USA) (Island / Atoll)
    Palmyra (USA) (Atoll)
    Wake (USA) (Island|Atoll)

    Data for layers and markers are from GAA.
    Note that positions may be inaccurate or approximate.