Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Occupied by an American since 1856. Bonded under the Guano Islands Act in 1860. Acknowledged as U.S. territory by Britain in 1910. In 1925 was incorporated into the territory of American Samoa. U.S. claim recognized by New Zealand in Treaty of Tokehega, but later disputed by Tokelau. [5] Swan Islands: Caribbean Islas Santanilla
The unclaimed areas of Antarctica, including all of Marie Byrd Land. Terra nullius (/ ˈ t ɛr ə ˈ n ʌ l ɪ ə s /, [1] plural terrae nullius) is a Latin expression meaning "nobody's land". [2] Since the nineteenth century it has occasionally been used in international law as a principle to justify claims that territory may be acquired by a ...
When the Philippines gained full independence from the United States in 1946, the Philippines invoked the treaty and the British turned over the islands to the Philippines in 1947. West Bank, including East Jerusalem Israel Jordan: 1967 1988 During the Six-Day War, Israel conquered these territories from Jordan. Jordan later renounced the claim ...
The two unclaimed areas are about 72 km 2 (28 sq mi) and 1.4 km 2 (0.5 sq mi) in size. [3] In addition, Nunez Rocks is a low-tide elevation (LTE) ("bare at half-tide" [ 9 ] ) that lies south of the "A-B" Line, surrounded by the sea territory claimed by the U.S. [ 3 ] The United States has not ratified the Law of the Sea Treaty , although it ...
The Guano Islands Act (11 Stat. 119, enacted August 18, 1856, codified at 48 U.S.C. ch. 8 §§ 1411-1419) is a United States federal law passed by the Congress that enables citizens of the United States to take possession of unclaimed islands containing guano deposits in the name of the United States. The islands can be located anywhere, so ...
This page was last edited on 18 October 2021, at 03:29 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.
Territories are classified by incorporation and whether they have an "organized" government established by an organic act passed by the Congress. [3] American territories are under American sovereignty and may be treated as part of the U.S. proper in some ways and not others (i.e., territories belong to, but are not considered part of the U.S ...
Pages in category "Former regions and territories of the United States" The following 142 pages are in this category, out of 142 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .