The United States Minor Outlying Islands are a group of small uninhabited U.S. territories in the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea characterized by coral atolls, reefs, and remote tropical marine environments.

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📍 United States Minor Outlying Islands are a collection of small, mostly uninhabited islands and atolls located across the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. They are an unincorporated territory of the United States and include islands such as Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Midway Atoll, Wake Island, and Navassa Island, with no land borders and widely dispersed across vast ocean areas.

The United States Minor Outlying Islands’ geography is characterized by low-lying coral atolls, small volcanic islands, and sandy cays, most of which rise only a few meters above sea level. The total land area is relatively small—about 34 square kilometers (13 square miles)—but they are spread over a large maritime zone. These islands typically feature lagoons, coral reefs, and limited vegetation such as grasses and shrubs, while surrounding waters support rich marine ecosystems. Their remote and isolated nature has prevented permanent populations, and they are primarily used for scientific research, wildlife conservation, and, in some cases, military or navigation purposes.

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(adopted by Congress and signed into law by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on July 30, 1956. It is commonly displayed on U.S. currency and in public buildings. It replaced the de facto, long-standing motto "E Pluribus Unum" ("Out of many, one")

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(Translated from Latin: "Out of many, one", adopted in 1782 for the Great Seal, this Latin phrase means and represents the union of the original 13 colonies.)