Talk:United States Minor Outlying Islands

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[edit] ZIP Codes

Does anyone have a complete list of the ZIP codes of these islands?

There used to be military ZIP codes, which may not be in use anymore:

  • Wake: 96518
  • Midway: 96516
  • Johnston: 96305

The new wildlife refuges seem to have new ZIP codes:

  • Wake: 96898
  • Midway: ?
  • Johnston: 96850

Ratzer 13:40, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Name

Does anyone know when the name "United States Minor Outlying Islands" was coined or introduced, presumably by the Bureau of the Census? Ratzer 20:04, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Navassa dispute

Isn't Navassa Island also claimed by Haiti? If so, shouldn't this be noted on this page? --ScottMainwaring 15:08, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

Aye, indeed. —Nightstallion (?) 01:24, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Source link 1

The link no longer works. Sparticuz 17:27, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Map

This Pacific Map is good, but I feel it needs to express some other American claims in the Pacific. For instance, the claim of the US to Washington and Fanning Atolls has not yet been dropped or ceded in any way, so why not add those islands on the map with disputed sovereignty asteriks? Also, can we get a map of the Caribbean with at least the three islands that are mentioned here? This is very nice. Reaganamerican 12:43, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] incorrect info removed

For a bit of time, the article claimed that all of these islands were National Wildlife Refuges (NWR) and that Wake I. was the last NWR created. This is incorrect. As you can see at the Fish and Wildlife Service site and the CIA Factbook, Wake I. is not listed. - Thanks, Hoshie 08:16, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

Do you know Wake's current status? -Henry W. Schmitt 19:48, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
Wake is currently administrated by the US Dept of Interior (Office of Insular Affairs) with the US Air Force conducting activities (some sources state this is done by the US Army under a US Air Force permit); however the CIA Factbook states that the US Air Force has "administration and operation" responsibility for the island. Another agency has control over the facility on the island. See: [1], [2], [3], [4] - Thanks, Hoshie 23:53, 6 September 2007 (UTC)