Island
Region
Alternate name
Coordinates
Current status
Resolution of U.S. claim[ 1]
Alto Velo Island
Caribbean
Alta Vela Island; Isla Alto Velo
17°28′42″N 71°38′05″W / 17.47833°N 71.63472°W / 17.47833; -71.63472 (Alto Velo Island )
Dominican Republic
Claim rejected with U.S. acknowledging Dominican claims. See Alto Velo Claim .
Atafu
Oceania
Duke of York Group
8°33′06″S 172°30′03″W / 8.55167°S 172.50083°W / -8.55167; -172.50083 (Atafu )
Tokelau
Claim bonded in 1860, but was never acted upon. Britain claimed in 1899. Final renouncement of any U.S. claim with Treaty of Tokehega
Bajo Nuevo Bank
Caribbean
Petrel Islands
15°53′N 78°38′W / 15.883°N 78.633°W / 15.883; -78.633 (Bajo Nuevo Bank )
Remains in place as an unincorporated territory . De facto administered by Colombia , and also claimed by Jamaica and Nicaragua .
Baker Island
Oceania
New Nantucket
0°11′41″N 176°28′46″W / 0.19472°N 176.47944°W / 0.19472; -176.47944 (Baker Island )
US Minor Islands
Unincorporated territory
Birnie Island
Oceania
3°35′S 171°33′W / 3.583°S 171.550°W / -3.583; -171.550 (Birnie Island )
Kiribati
Treaty of Tarawa
Butaritari
Oceania
Makin Atoll, Makin Island, Touching Island
3°10′04″N 172°49′33″E / 3.16778°N 172.82583°E / 3.16778; 172.82583 (Butaritari )
Kiribati
Treaty of Tarawa
Caroline Island
Oceania
Millennium Island
9°56′13″S 150°12′42″W / 9.93694°S 150.21167°W / -9.93694; -150.21167 (Caroline Island )
Kiribati
Treaty of Tarawa
Carondelet Reef
Oceania
5°34′S 173°51′W / 5.567°S 173.850°W / -5.567; -173.850 (Carondelet Reef )
Kiribati
Treaty of Tarawa
Clipperton Island
Pacific Ocean
Passion Island
10°18′N 109°13′W / 10.300°N 109.217°W / 10.300; -109.217 (Clipperton Island )
France
U.S. claim never bonded with the U.S. acknowledging France's claim. French and Mexican dispute settled via arbitration in France's favor by King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy in 1931. See Clipperton Island case .
Ducie Island
Oceania
24°40′09″S 124°47′11″W / 24.66917°S 124.78639°W / -24.66917; -124.78639 (Ducie Island )
British Territory
Never bonded. Administered by Pitcairn Islands .
Enderbury Island
Oceania
Guano Island
3°08′S 171°05′W / 3.133°S 171.083°W / -3.133; -171.083 (Enderbury Island )
Kiribati
Treaty of Tarawa
Fakaofo
Oceania
Bowditch Island
9°21′55″S 171°12′54″W / 9.36528°S 171.21500°W / -9.36528; -171.21500 (Fakaofo )
Tokelau
No formal claim filed; however, any U.S. claim renounced in Treaty of Tokehega
Flint Island
Oceania
11°25′48″S 151°49′9″W / 11.43000°S 151.81917°W / -11.43000; -151.81917 (Flint Island )
Kiribati
Treaty of Tarawa
French Frigate Shoals
Oceania
Kānemilohaʻi
23°44′56″N 166°8′46″W / 23.74889°N 166.14611°W / 23.74889; -166.14611 (French Frigate Shoals )
Hawaii
Assumed sole competing claim through annexation of Hawaii (1898); included in State of Hawaii (1959).
Funafuti
Oceania
Ellice's Group
8°31′S 179°13′E / 8.517°S 179.217°E / -8.517; 179.217 (Funafuti )
Tuvalu
Tuvalu –US Treaty of 1983
Howland Island
Oceania
Worth Island
0°48′07″N 176°38′3″W / 0.80194°N 176.63417°W / 0.80194; -176.63417 (Howland Island )
US Minor Islands
Unincorporated territory
Isla de Aves
Caribbean
Isla de Aves
15°40′18″N 63°36′59″W / 15.67167°N 63.61639°W / 15.67167; -63.61639 (Isla Aves )
Venezuela
United States–Venezuela Maritime Boundary Treaty
Îles du Connétable
Atlantic Ocean
Constable Islands
4°49′25″N 51°56′11″W / 4.82361°N 51.93639°W / 4.82361; -51.93639 (Iles du Connétable )
France
Rescinded. Administered by French Guiana .
Jarvis Island
Oceania
Bunker Island
0°22′S 160°01′W / 0.367°S 160.017°W / -0.367; -160.017 (Jarvis Island )
US Minor Islands
Unincorporated territory
Johnston Atoll
Oceania
16°44′13″N 169°31′26″W / 16.73694°N 169.52389°W / 16.73694; -169.52389 (Johnston Atoll )
US Minor Islands
Unincorporated territory
Kanton Island
Oceania
Canton Island
2°50′S 171°40′W / 2.833°S 171.667°W / -2.833; -171.667 (Kanton Island )
Kiribati
Treaty of Tarawa
Kingman Reef
Oceania
Danger Rock
6°24′N 162°24′W / 6.400°N 162.400°W / 6.400; -162.400 (Kingman Reef )
US Minor Islands
Unincorporated territory
Kiritimati
Oceania
Christmas Island
1°52′N 157°24′W / 1.867°N 157.400°W / 1.867; -157.400 (Kiritimati )
Kiribati
Treaty of Tarawa
Lacepede Islands
Oceania
Lacapade [sic ] Islands
16°51′55″S 122°08′12″E / 16.86528°S 122.13667°E / -16.86528; 122.13667 (Lacepede Islands )
Australia
Claim made on 26 June 1876; repudiated by US government in 1877.
Makin (atoll)
Oceania
Little Makin
3°23′00″N 173°00′00″E / 3.38333°N 173.00000°E / 3.38333; 173.00000 (Makin (islands) )
Kiribati
Treaty of Tarawa
Malden Island
Oceania
Independence Island
4°01′S 154°56′W / 4.017°S 154.933°W / -4.017; -154.933 (Malden Island )
Kiribati
Treaty of Tarawa
Manihiki
Oceania
Island of Pearls
10°24′S 161°00′W / 10.400°S 161.000°W / -10.400; -161.000 (Manihiki )
Cook Islands
Cook Islands–United States Maritime Boundary Treaty
Manra
Oceania
Sydney Island
4°27′S 171°16′W / 4.450°S 171.267°W / -4.450; -171.267 (Manra Island )
Kiribati
Treaty of Tarawa
McKean Island
Oceania
Wigram Island
3°35′S 174°02′W / 3.583°S 174.033°W / -3.583; -174.033 (McKean Island )
Kiribati
Treaty of Tarawa
Midway Atoll
Oceania
Middlebrook Islands
28°12′N 177°21′W / 28.200°N 177.350°W / 28.200; -177.350 (Midway Atoll )
US Minor Islands
Unincorporated territory
Minami-Tori-shima
Oceania
Marcus Island
24°18′N 153°58′E / 24.300°N 153.967°E / 24.300; 153.967 (Minami Torishima )
Japan
Returned to Japan in 1968 after it had been given to US by Treaty of San Francisco
Navassa Island
Caribbean
Navaza
18°24′10″N 75°0′45″W / 18.40278°N 75.01250°W / 18.40278; -75.01250 (Navassa Island )
Administered by the United States as an unincorporated territory and one of the US Minor Islands . Also claimed by Haiti .
Nikumaroro
Oceania
Gardner Island
4°40′S 174°31′W / 4.667°S 174.517°W / -4.667; -174.517 (Nikumaroro )
Kiribati
Treaty of Tarawa
Niulakita
Oceania
Sophia Island, Rocky Island, Nurakita
10°45′S 179°30′E / 10.750°S 179.500°E / -10.750; 179.500 (Niulakita )
Tuvalu
Tuvalu –US Treaty of 1983
Nukufetau
Oceania
De Peyster's Group
8°00′S 178°30′E / 8.000°S 178.500°E / -8.000; 178.500 (Nukufetau )
Tuvalu
Tuvalu –US Treaty of 1983
Nukulaelae
Oceania
Mitchell's Group
9°22′52″S 179°51′08″E / 9.38111°S 179.85222°E / -9.38111; 179.85222 (Nukulaelae )
Tuvalu
Tuvalu –US Treaty of 1983
Nukunonu
Oceania
Duke of Clarence Island
9°10′06″S 171°48′35″W / 9.16833°S 171.80972°W / -9.16833; -171.80972 (Nukunonu )
Tokelau
Claim bonded in 1860, but was never acted upon. Britain claimed in 1899. Final renouncement of any U.S. claim with Treaty of Tokehega
Orona
Oceania
Hull Island
4°30′S 172°10′W / 4.500°S 172.167°W / -4.500; -172.167 (Orona )
Kiribati
Treaty of Tarawa
Palmyra Atoll
Oceania
5°53′N 162°5′W / 5.883°N 162.083°W / 5.883; -162.083 (Palmyra Atoll )
US Minor Islands
Incorporated territory .[ 2] U.S. assumed sole competing claim through annexation of Hawaii (1898), but not included in State of Hawaii (1959).
Penrhyn Island
Oceania
Tongareva
9°00′20″S 157°58′10″W / 9.00556°S 157.96944°W / -9.00556; -157.96944 (Penrhyn Island )
Cook Islands
Cook Islands–United States Maritime Boundary Treaty
Providence Island
Indian Ocean
9°13′7″S 51°1′47″E / 9.21861°S 51.02972°E / -9.21861; 51.02972 (Providence Island )
Seychelles
Claim never bonded. Administered by Seychelles.
Pukapuka
Oceania
San Bernardo Island
10°53′S 165°40′W / 10.883°S 165.667°W / -10.883; -165.667 (Pukapuka )
Cook Islands
Cook Islands–United States Maritime Boundary Treaty
Quita Sueño Bank
Caribbean
Quitasueño
14°19′N 81°10′W / 14.317°N 81.167°W / 14.317; -81.167 (Quita Sueño Bank )
Colombia
Vásquez–Saccio Treaty of 1972
Rakahanga
Oceania
Grand Duke Alexander Island
10°02′S 161°05′W / 10.033°S 161.083°W / -10.033; -161.083 (Rakahanga )
Cook Islands
Cook Islands–United States Maritime Boundary Treaty
Rawaki Island
Oceania
Phoenix Island
3°42′40″S 170°42′43″W / 3.71111°S 170.71194°W / -3.71111; -170.71194 (Rawaki Island )
Kiribati
Treaty of Tarawa
Roncador Bank
Caribbean
13°34′N 80°05′W / 13.567°N 80.083°W / 13.567; -80.083 (Roncador Bank )
Colombia
Vásquez–Saccio Treaty of 1972
Scorpion Reef
Gulf of Mexico
Arrecife Alacranes (Isla Pérez , Isla Chica, Isla Pájaros)
22°24′N 89°42′W / 22.400°N 89.700°W / 22.400; -89.700 (Scorpion Reef )
Mexico
The islets of Pájaros, Pérez, and Chica were bonded in 1884. In response to a protest by Mexico, the U.S. claims were abandoned in 1894.
Serrana Bank
Caribbean
14°20′N 80°20′W / 14.333°N 80.333°W / 14.333; -80.333 (Serrana Bank )
Colombia
Vásquez–Saccio Treaty of 1972
Serranilla Bank
Caribbean
15°50′N 79°50′W / 15.833°N 79.833°W / 15.833; -79.833 (Serranilla Bank )
Remains in place as an unincorporated territory . Colombia and Jamaica agreed to a condominium of Serranilla's exclusive economic zone; Nicaragua also lays claim.
Starbuck Island
Oceania
Volunteer Island
5°37′S 155°56′W / 5.617°S 155.933°W / -5.617; -155.933 (Starbuck Island )
Kiribati
Treaty of Tarawa
Swains Island [ 4]
Oceania
Olohega, Olosega, Quirós, Isla de la Gente Hermosa, Jennings Island
11°03′20″S 171°04′40″W / 11.05556°S 171.07778°W / -11.05556; -171.07778 (Swains Island )
Occupied by an American since 1856. Bonded under the Guano Isla–
nds 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
17°24′38″N 83°55′19″W / 17.41056°N 83.92194°W / 17.41056; -83.92194 (Swan Islands )
Honduras
Honduras –US Treaty of 1972
Tabuaeran
Oceania
Fanning Island
3°51′36″N 159°21′52″W / 3.86000°N 159.36444°W / 3.86000; -159.36444 (Tabuaeran )
Kiribati
Treaty of Tarawa
Teraina
Oceania
Washington Island
4°41′00″N 160°22′40″W / 4.68333°N 160.37778°W / 4.68333; -160.37778 (Teraina )
Kiribati
Treaty of Tarawa
Vostok Island
Oceania
Staver Island
10°06′S 152°23′W / 10.100°S 152.383°W / -10.100; -152.383 (Vostok Island )
Kiribati
Treaty of Tarawa
Winslow Reef
Oceania
1°36′S 174°57′W / 1.600°S 174.950°W / -1.600; -174.950 (Winslow Reef )
Kiribati
Treaty of Tarawa