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Isle Royale National Park preserves 132,018 acres (534.26 km2) of land-based wilderness. ^ Drummond Island comprises the bulk of Drummond Township, Chippewa County, Michigan. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the land area of Drummond Township is 334.3 km2, or 249.1 mi2, and its population was 1,049 in 2017.
Claimed by the United States (under the Guano Islands Act) and Jamaica. A claim by Nicaragua was resolved in 2012 in favor of Colombia by the International Court of Justice, although the U.S. was not a party to that case and does not recognize the ICJ's compulsory jurisdiction. Serranilla Bank: Caribbean (North Atlantic) 350 km 2 (140 sq mi)
The World Islands ( Arabic: جزر العالم; Juzur al-Ālam) are an archipelago of small artificial islands constructed in the shape of a world map, located in the waters of the Persian Gulf, off the coast of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. [1] The World Islands are composed mainly of sand dredged from Dubai's shallow coastal waters, and are ...
The United States also has overseas territories with varying levels of autonomy and organization, including the Caribbean territories of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, formerly known as the Danish Virgin Islands and purchased by the United States at the beginning of World War II, the Pacific territories of American Samoa, Guam and the ...
The U.S. Virgin Islands consist of the main islands of Saint Croix, Saint John, and Saint Thomas and 50 other surrounding minor islands and cays. [9] The total land area of the territory is 133.73 square miles (346.36 km 2 ). [7] The territory's capital is Charlotte Amalie on the island of St. Thomas.
This is a partial list of notable islands of the United States, including its insular areas, which are listed at the end. Alabama [ edit ] Main article: List of islands of Alabama
A topographic map of the United States. The United States is the world's third-largest country by total area behind Russia and Canada. The 48 contiguous states and the District of Columbia occupy a combined area of 3,119,885 square miles (8,080,470 km 2).
Dymaxion world map with continental landmasses (I,II,III,IV) and largest islands (1–30) roughly to scale. This list of islands by area includes all islands in the world larger than 2,500 km 2 (970 sq mi) and most of the islands over 1,000 km 2 (390 sq mi), sorted in descending order by area.